Improved methods for immunoassay of mycothiol

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2153-2157

  Unson, Mia D ^a   Newton, Gerald L ^a   Arnold, Karen F ^b   Davis, Charles E ^b   Fahey, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AVIDIN; BIOTIN; MYCOTHIOL; THIOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BINDING AFFINITY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CYTOLYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; URINALYSIS;

MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM;

EID: 0033042505     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.7.2153-2157.1999     Document Type: Article

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