Production, characterization, and application of monoclonal antibodies which distinguish four glucosyltransferases from Streptococcus sobrinus

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 9-15

  Nanbu, Akio ^a   Hayakawa, Mitsuo ^a   Takada, Kazuko ^a   Shinozaki, Noriko ^a   Abiko, Yoshimitsu ^a   Fukushima, Kazuo ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Glucosyltransferase; gtf gene; Monoclonal antibody; Streptococcus sobrinus

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; COLIPHAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; COLIPHAGES; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MICE; PROTEINS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS;

EID: 0033989565     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(99)00154-6     Document Type: Article

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