Production and characterization of recombinant Aspergillus fumigatus Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase and its recognition by immune human sera

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 558-562

  Holdom, M D ^a,b   Lechenne, B ^a   Hay, R J ^b   Hamilton, A J ^b   Monod, M ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; COPPER DERIVATIVE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PICHIA PASTORIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; OVIS ARIES; PICHIA PASTORIS;

EID: 0033952718     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.2.558-562.2000     Document Type: Article

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