Serological response to pgp3 protein in animal and human chlamydial infections

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 135, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 181-185

  Donati, Manuela ^a   Laroucau, Karine ^b   Storni, Elisa ^a   Mazzeo, Costanza ^a   Magnino, Simone ^c   Di Francesco, Antonietta ^a   Baldelli, Raffaella ^a   Ceglie, Letizia ^d   Renzi, Maria ^c   Cevenini, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b French Food Safety Agency   (France)

^c ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA LOMBARDIA E DELL EMILIA ROMAGNA   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chlamydial infection; ELISA; MIF; pgp3 protein; Plasmid; WB

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN PGP3; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN PGP3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CAT; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROIMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; NONHUMAN; SERODIAGNOSIS; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; SWINE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS;

ANAS; ANIMALIA; CHLAMYDIA SUIS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA; COLUMBA; FELIS; SUIDAE;

EID: 61449236311     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.09.037     Document Type: Article

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