Antigenic protein modifications in Ehrlichia

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 296-303

  Thomas, S ^a   Thirumalapura, N ^a   Crossley, E C ^a   Ismail, N ^a   Walker, D H ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigen; Eastern blotting; Ehrlichia; Ehrlichiosis; IOE

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CELL LYSATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; EHRLICHIA; GLYCOSYLATION; IXODES; LIPOYLATION; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PROCESSING; TWO DIMENSIONAL ELECTROPHORESIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; EHRLICHIA; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; IXODES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; PROTEOME;

ANIMALIA; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA MURIS; IXODES OVATUS; MUS;

EID: 66449102184     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: 13653024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.2009.01099.x     Document Type: Article

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