Sensitive and specific ELISA coated by TpN15-TpN17-TpN47 fusion protein for detection of antibodies to Treponema pallidum

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 321-326

  Sun, Ai Hua ^a   Mao, Ya Fei ^a   Hu, Ye ^b   Sun, Qi ^a   Yan, Jie ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b Jinhua Professional Technical College   (China)

Author keywords

ELISA; Fusion antigen; Outer membrane protein; Recombinant expression; Treponema pallidum (TP)

Indexed keywords

HYBRID PROTEIN; TOLUIDINE DERIVATIVE; TPN15 TPN17 TPN47 FUSION PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SYPHILIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

ANTIBODIES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

PROKARYOTA; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 63849169119     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2009.071     Document Type: Article

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