Overproduction of the Brucella melitensis heat shock protein DnaK in Escherichia coli and its localization by use of specific monoclonal antibodies in B. melitensis cells and fractions

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 145-157

  Cloeckaert, A ^a   Grepinet O ^a   Salih Alj Debbarh, H ^a   Zygmunt, M S ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Brucella melitensis; DnaK; Epitopes; Heat shock protein; Monoclonal antibodies

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OVIS;

EID: 0343408488     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0923-2508(96)80214-2     Document Type: Article

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