Identification, expression and characterisation of a major salivary allergen (Cul s 1) of the biting midge Culicoides sonorensis relevant for summer eczema in horses

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 243-250

  Langner, Kathrin F A ^a   Jarvis, Donald L ^b   Nimtz, Manfred ^c   Heselhaus, Julia E ^a   McHolland, Linda E ^d   Leibold, Wolfgang ^a   Drolet, Barbara S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d USDA ARS   (United States)

Author keywords

Culicoides spp.; Histamine release test; Immunoblotting; Intradermal testing; Recombinant allergens; Salivary proteins; Summer eczema

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CUL S 1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

FLY; GENE EXPRESSION; HORSE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; IMMUNOASSAY; PROTEIN; RECOMBINATION; SALIVA; SKIN DISORDER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; BIOINFORMATICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULICOIDES SONORENSIS; ECZEMA; FLY; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HORSE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SALIVA; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CULLIN PROTEINS; ECZEMA; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; SALIVARY PROTEINS AND PEPTIDES; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CULICOIDES SONORENSIS; EQUIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 57649091687     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2008.06.008     Document Type: Article

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