Antibody detection and cross-reactivity among species and serogroups of Legionella by indirect immunofluorescence test

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 350-353

  Ditommaso, S ^a   Giacomuzzi, M ^a   Gentile, M ^a   Zotti, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

BIOCHIP; Cross reaction; Indirect immunofluorescence antibody test; Legionella

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BIOCHIP; CROSS REACTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CROSS REACTIONS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONELLOSIS; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; PROTEIN ARRAY ANALYSIS; SEROTYPING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA SEROGROUP 12;

EID: 50549102783     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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