Cloning of α-β fusion gene from Clostridium perfringens and its expression

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1229-1234

  Bai, Jia Ning ^a   Yan, Zhang ^a   Zhao, Bao Hua ^a  

^a HEBEI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cloning and expression; Clostridium perfringens; fusion gene

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOXIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; BETA TOXIN; GENOMIC DNA; HYBRID PROTEIN; TOXIN ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FUSION GENE; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; IMMUNOGENICITY; INTOXICATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SERODIAGNOSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 33645527981     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i8.1229     Document Type: Article

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