Localization of BmpA on the Exposed Outer Membrane of Borrelia burgdorferi by Monospecific Anti-Recombinant BmpA Rabbit Antibodies

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 2280-2287

  Shin, Junghee J ^a   Bryksin, Anton V ^a   Godfrey, Henry P ^a   Cabello, Felipe C ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN BMPA; PROTEINASE K; RECOMBINANT ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TRITON X 114; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOSTASIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CELL LYSATE; CROSS REACTION; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CULTURE MEDIA; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RABBITS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 1842483978     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.72.4.2280-2287.2004     Document Type: Article

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