A panel of monoclonal antibodies targeting the rabies virus phosphoprotein identifies a highly variable epitope of value for sensitive strain discrimination

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1397-1403

  Nadin Davis, S A ^a   Sheen, M ^a   Abdel Malik, M ^a   Elmgren, L ^a   Armstrong, J ^a   Wandeler, A I ^a  

^a Ottawa Laboratory Fallowfield   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; VIRUS PHOSPHOPROTEIN;

ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITOPE MAPPING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES VIRUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION;

LYSSAVIRUS; RABIES VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0033998835     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.4.1397-1403.2000     Document Type: Article

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