Antigenic classification of Rickettsia felis by using monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 221-228

  Fang, Rong ^a   Raoult, Didier ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; ANTISERUM; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RICKETTSIA; SEROLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS REACTIONS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; RICKETTSIA FELIS; SEROTYPING;

EID: 0037338627     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.10.2.221-228.2003     Document Type: Article

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