Molecular cloning of a putative agglutination/immobilization antigen located on the surface of a novel agglutination/immobilization serotype of Cryptocaryon irritans

Parasitology

Volumn 135, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1043-1052

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

^a NIPPON SUISAN KAISHA LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agglutination immobilization antigen; Cryptocaryon irritans; Ribosomal DNA (rDNA); Serotype; Vaccination; White spot disease

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ANTISERUM; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; RIBOSOME DNA;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCARYA; CRYPTOCARYON IRRITANS; DNA SEQUENCE; FISH; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMMOBILIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SEROTYPE; TAIWAN; UNITED STATES;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; CILIOPHORA; CLONING, MOLECULAR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TAKIFUGU;

CRYPTOCARYON IRRITANS; MYXOZOA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PISCES;

EID: 49549087332     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182008004617     Document Type: Article

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