Molecular characterization of a novel microneme antigen in Neospora caninum

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-51

  Sonda, Sabrina ^a   Fuchs, Nicole ^a   Gottstein, Bruno ^a   Hemphill, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Microneme antigen; Neurospora canium; Protein

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; HYBRID PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CALCULATION; CELL INVASION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SCREENING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEOSPORA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NEUROSPORA; PROTOZOA; SPOROZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0034732670     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(00)00200-0     Document Type: Article

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