Evaluation of a recombinant 27-kDa outer membrane protein of Coxiella burnetii as an immunodiagnostic reagent

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 423-428

  Zhang, Guo Quan ^a   Hotta, Akitoyo ^a   Ho, To ^a   Yamaguchi, Tsuyoshi ^a   Fukushi, Hideto ^a   Hirai, Katsuya ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coxiella burnetii; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Outer membrane protein; Recombinant protein

Indexed keywords

HYBRID PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; COXIELLA BURNETII; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

COXIELLA BURNETII; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 2642667455     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1998.tb02305.x     Document Type: Article

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