Serological differences in three Blastomyces dermatitidis strains

Mycoses

Volumn 45, Issue 11-12, 2002, Pages 437-442

  Axtell, R C ^a   Scalarone, Gene M ^a  

^a Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastomyces dermatitidis; ELISA; Lysate antigens; Serotype 2

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BLASTOMYCES DERMATITIDIS; BLASTOMYCOSIS; CELL LYSATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; BLASTOMYCES; BLASTOMYCOSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FUNGAL VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNE SERA; RABBITS; VACCINATION;

AJELLOMYCES DERMATITIDIS; ANIMALIA; BLASTOMYCES; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS; FUNGI; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0036460148     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2002.00804.x     Document Type: Article

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