Philasterides dicentrarchi (Ciliophora: Scuticociliatida) expresses surface immobilization antigens that probably induce protective immune responses in turbot

Parasitology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-134

  Iglesias, R ^a   Parama A ^a   Alvarez M F ^a   Leiro, J ^a   Ubeira, F M ^a   Sanmartin M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antigen shedding; Antigenic variation; Facultative parasite; Immobilization antigens; Philasterides dicentrarchi; Protective immune response

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; CELL LYSATE; CILIATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PHILASTERIDES DICENTRARCHI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN IMMOBILIZATION; TURBOT;

AGGLUTINATION; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; CILIOPHORA INFECTIONS; CROSS REACTIONS; FISH DISEASES; FLATFISHES; IMMUNIZATION; MICE; OLIGOHYMENOPHOREA;

CILIOPHORA; PROTOZOA; SCOPHTHALMUS MAXIMUS; SCUTICOCILIATIA;

EID: 0037293058     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182002002688     Document Type: Article

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