Mapping of Pythium insidiosum hyphal antigens and ultrastructural features using TEM

Mycological Research

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1352-1360

  Garcia, Ricky B ^a   Pastor, Alicia ^a   Mendoza, Leonel ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immuno electron; Mapping; Medical mycology; microscopy antigen; Pythiosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; EPITOPE;

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; DISEASE TREATMENT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ETIOLOGY; FUNGAL DISEASE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PATHOGEN; SERUM; THEMATIC MAPPING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAT; CATTLE; DOG; EPITOPE MAPPING; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; PYTHIUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ANTIGENS; CATS; CATTLE; DOGS; EPITOPE MAPPING; HUMANS; HYPHAE; IMMUNODOMINANT EPITOPES; INFECTION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PYTHIUM;

BOVINAE; EQUIDAE; FELIDAE; FUNGI; MAMMALIA; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM INSIDIOSUM;

EID: 36549003162     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: 14698102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycres.2007.08.005     Document Type: Article

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