Molecular characterization and T and B cell epitopes prediction of Mycoplasma synoviae 53 strain VlhA hemagglutinin

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 264-269

  Camargo, Ilana Lopes ^a   Fonseca, Cristina Toscano ^a   Teixeira, Santuza Ribeiro ^a   Azevedo, Vasco ^a   Myioshi, Anderson ^a   Oliveira, Sergio Costa ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epitopes; Hemagglutinin; Host parasite interaction; Mycoplasma synoviae; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL DNA; EPITOPE; GENE PRODUCT; HEMAGGLUTININ; PROTEIN VLHA; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; SUBUNIT VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BINDING SITE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM; MYCOPLASMA SYNOVIAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREDICTION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; T LYMPHOCYTE;

MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA SYNOVIAE; MYCOPLASMA SYNOVIAE 53; MYCOPLASMATALES;

EID: 34848859499     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572007000200013     Document Type: Article

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