Identification of a Concanavalin a-binding antigen of the cell surface of Sporothrix schenckii

Journal of Medical and Veterinary Mycology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 167-172

  Lima, O C ^a   Lopes Bezerra, L M ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antigen; Cell wall; Concanavalin A; Glycopeptide; Sporothrix schenck

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; LECTIN; MANNAN; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; RABBIT ANTISERUM;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL SURFACE; CELL WALL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII;

ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; FUNGI; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SPOROTHRIX; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII; SPOROTRICHUM; SPOROTRICHUM SCHENCKII;

EID: 79961218701     PISSN: 02681218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02681219780001101     Document Type: Article

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