Identification and Characterization of a Chitinase Antigen from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strain 385

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 4001-4008

  Thompson, Suzanne E ^a   Smith, Mark ^b   Wilkinson, Mark C ^a   Peek, Keith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Provalis UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL VACCINE; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; CHITINASE;

ARTICLE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PH; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL VACCINES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHITINASE; ENZYME STABILITY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035458354     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.9.4001-4008.2001     Document Type: Article

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