Epitope mapping of pathogenic Leptospira LipL32

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 641-645

  Lottersberger, Javier ^a   Guerrero, Sergio A ^a   Tonarelli, Georgina G ^a   Frank, Ronald ^b   Tarabla, Héctor ^c   Vanasco, Norma B ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^d Administracion Nacional de Laboratorios E Institutos de Salud Dr Carlos G Malbran   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Epitope; Leptospira; LipL32; Mapping; Peptides; Serodiagnosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; MAPPING; PEPTIDES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ANTIBODY RECOGNITION; DERIVATIZED CELLULOSE; ELISA TEST; EPITOPE; EPITOPE MAPPING; IMAGE INTENSITIES; LEPTOSPIRA; LIPL32; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; SERODIAGNOSIS; SOLID PHASE PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS;

AMINES;

PEPTIDE FRAGMENT;

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM; CELLULOSE; IMMUNOASSAY; ISOLATED POPULATION; MEMBRANE; PATHOGEN; PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPE MAPPING; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIRA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS;

LEPTOSPIRA;

EID: 70350007883     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2009.02723.x     Document Type: Article

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