The detection of protective antigen (PA) associated with spores of Bacillus anthracis and the effects of anti-PA antibodies on spore germination and macrophage interactions

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 38, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 209-225

  Cote, C K ^a   Rossi, C A ^a   Kang, A S ^b   Morrow, P R ^b   Lee, J S ^a   Welkos, S L ^a  

^a UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b AVANIR PHARMACEUTICALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Anti PA antibodies; Bacillus anthracis; Immunity; Protective antigen; Spores

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX TOXIN; ANTIGEN; ARGIPRESSIN HUMAN PROTECTIVE ANTIGEN MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; TOXIN ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOGENICITY; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; SPORE GERMINATION; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; ANTHRAX VACCINES; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SERA; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RABBITS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, MESSENGER; SPORES, BACTERIAL; VACCINATION;

ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CAVIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 19544373976     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2005.02.001     Document Type: Article

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