Characterization of a new protective antigen of Streptococcus canis

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 413-421

  Yang, Jiande ^a   Liu, Yanfei ^a   Xu, Jun ^a   Li, Benqiang ^a  

^a TIANJIN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Characterization; Passive protection; S. canis; Streptococcal protective antigen

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; STREPTOCOCCUS ANTIGEN; STREPTOCOCCUS PROTECTIVE ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTISERUM; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; STREPTOCOCCAL PROTECTIVE ANTIGEN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; GENE LIBRARY; GENETIC CODE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RABBIT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS CANIS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; ANIMAL; GENETICS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; PHYLOGENY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BASE SEQUENCE; DOGS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; IMMUNE SERA; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; STREPTOCOCCUS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS CANIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP G';

EID: 77955550716     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-010-9414-1     Document Type: Article

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