Characterization of two related exoantigens from the biodeteriogenic fungus Aspergillus versicolor

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 217-226

  Liang, Yinan ^a   Zhao, Wendy ^a,b   Xu, Jianping ^a,c   Miller, J David ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b FOOD RESEARCH DIVISION   (Canada)

^c Biovision   (United States)

Author keywords

43 kDa exoantigen; Aspergillus versicolor; Biodeterioraton; Monoclonal antibodies

Indexed keywords

43 KDA EXOANTIGEN; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; BIODETERIORATION; BIODETERIORATON; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CULTURE MEDIA; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; FINLAND; GERMANY; HUMAN SERUM; PARTIAL SEQUENCES; PI VALUES; POLYCLONAL; POPULATION HEALTH; SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES; SERINE PROTEASE; SIMILAR MATERIAL; TARGET PROTEINS; WATER ACTIVITY;

AMINO ACIDS; ANTIGENS; DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL); ELECTROPHORESIS; FUNGI; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

PROTEINS;

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; ARRAY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; ELECTROKINESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PROTEIN; SPORE; TAXONOMY;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 78650677078     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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