Expression of the Major Outer Membrane Protein (MOMP) of Chlamydophila abortus, Chlamydophila pecorum, and Chlamydia suis in Escherichia coli using an Arabinose-inducible Plasmid Vector

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series B: Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Public Health

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 383-389

  Hoelzle, L E ^a   Hoelzle, K ^a   Wittenbrink, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ARABINOSE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, BACTERIAL; RABBITS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA SUIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA ABORTUS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PECORUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0142027504     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0450.2003.00685.x     Document Type: Article

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