Identification and characterization of a putative agglutination/ immobilization antigen on the surface of Cryptocaryon irritans

Parasitology

Volumn 134, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1163-1174

  Hatanaka, A ^a   Umeda, N ^a   Yamashita, S ^a   Hirazawa, N ^a  

^a NIPPON SUISAN KAISHA LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cryptocaryon irritans; Immobilization agglutination antigen; Vaccination; White spot disease

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; AMINO ACID; ANTIBODY; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GLUTAMINE; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; TRITON X 114;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CODON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRYPTOCARYON IRRITANS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; FISH; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARAMECIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; RABBIT; STUDENT T TEST; TETRAHYMENA;

AGGLUTINATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FISH DISEASES; FISHES; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR 1; PROTOZOA; RABBITS;

BOVINAE; CRYPTOCARYON IRRITANS; MYXOZOA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PARAMECIUM; PISCES; TAKIFUGU; TETRAHYMENA;

EID: 34547482993     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003118200700265X     Document Type: Article

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