Sequence heterogeneity of the major antigenic protein 1 genes from Cowdria ruminantium isolates from different geographical areas

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 417-422

  Roman Reddy, G ^a   Sulsona, C R ^a   Harrison, R H ^a   Mahan, S M ^b   Burridge, M J ^a   Barbet, A F ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; EHRLICHIA; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 19244363306     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/cdli.3.4.417-422.1996     Document Type: Article

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