Sensitive detection of Bacillus anthracis using a binding protein originating from γ-phage

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-169

  Fujinami, Yoshihito ^a,b   Hirai, Yoshikazu ^c   Sakai, Ikuko ^a   Yoshino, Mineo ^a   Yasuda, Jiro ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF POLICE SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; Lysin; phage

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BINDING PROTEIN; LYSINE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; GAMMA PHAGE; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; MEMBRANE DIRECT BLOT ASSAY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN BINDING;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

EID: 33847158393     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2007.tb03894.x     Document Type: Article

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