Characterization of epitopes recognized by anti-Streptococcus mutans P1 monoclonal antibodies

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 342-353

  McArthur, William P ^a   Rhodin, Nikki R ^a   Seifert, Trevor B ^a   Oli, Monika W ^a   Robinette, Rebekah A ^a   Demuth, Donald R ^b   Brady, L Jeannine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigen I II family; Discontinuous epitope; Monoclonal antibodies; Streptococcal adhesin; Streptococcus gordonii; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; ALANINE; EPITOPE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYPEPTIDE; PROLINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CROSS REACTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPE MAPPING; EPITOPES; PEPTIDES; SEQUENCE DELETION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 34447279035     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: 1574695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2007.00260.x     Document Type: Article

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