Antigenic variation of Anaplasma marginale by expression of MSP2 mosaics

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 6133-6138

  Barbet, A F ^a   Lundgren, A ^a   Yi, J ^a   Rurangirwa, F R ^a   Palmer, G H ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; CISTRON; EHRLICHIOSIS; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE CONVERSION; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIFE CYCLE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE VECTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANAPLASMA; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; GENES, STRUCTURAL, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OPEN READING FRAMES; POLYMORPHISM (GENETICS); RNA, MESSENGER; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; EHRLICHIA;

EID: 0033789586     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.11.6133-6138.2000     Document Type: Article

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