Species specificity of a monoclonal antibody produced to Naegleria fowleri and partial characterization of its antigenic determinant

Parasitology Research

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 634-641

  Réveiller, Fabienne L ^a   Marciano Cabral, Francine ^a   Pernin, Pierre ^b   Cabanes, Pierre André ^c   Legastelois, Stéphane ^d  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c EDF R AND D   (France)

^d Indicia Biotechnology   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; GLYCOSIDASE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PERIODATE SODIUM; TUNICAMYCIN;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INHIBITION KINETICS; NAEGLERIA; NAEGLERIA AUSTRALIENSIS; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; NAEGLERIA GRUBERI; NAEGLERIA LOVANIENSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0033826341     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00008544     Document Type: Article

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