Streptococcus iniae expresses a cell surface non-immune trout immunoglobulin-binding factor when grown in normal trout serum

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 425-431

  Barnes, Andrew C ^a   Horne, Michael T ^b   Ellis, Anthony E ^a  

^a MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b Novartis Animal Vaccines Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibody; Fc binding proteins; Rainbow trout; Streptococcus iniae

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; LACTOCOCCUS GARVIEAE; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INIAE;

EID: 0344961736     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-4648(03)00021-4     Document Type: Article

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