Use of immunoblotting as an alternative method for serogrouping Leptospira

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 587-592

  Doungchawee, Galayanee ^a   Sirawaraporn, Worachart ^a   Icksang Ko, Albert ^b,c   Kongtim, Suraphol ^a   Naigowit, Pimjai ^d   Thongboonkerd, Visith ^e  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^e MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; RABBIT ANTISERUM;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CELL LYSATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LEPTOSPIRA; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; EPITOPES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LEPTOSPIRA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SEROTYPING;

EID: 34248220448     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47143-0     Document Type: Article

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