Analysis of Acanthamoeba polyphaga surface carbohydrate exposure by FITC-lectin binding and flourescence evaluation

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1319-1325

  Elloway, E A G ^a   Armstrong, R A ^a   Bird, R A ^b   Kelly, S L ^c   Smith, Stephen N ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; FITC lectins; Flow cytometry; Ligand receptor analysis; Surface carbohydrates

Indexed keywords

FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; LIGANDS; PROTEINS; PROTOZOA;

ACANTHAMOEBA; EXPOSED TO; FITC-LECTIN; FLUORESCENCE INTENSITIES; LECTIN BINDING; LIGAND-RECEPTOR; LIGAND-RECEPTOR ANALYSE; MORPHOLOGICAL FORMS; N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; SURFACE CARBOHYDRATE;

CARBOHYDRATES;

CARBOHYDRATE; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; GLUCOSE; LECTIN; MANNOSE; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; RECEPTOR;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; EUKARYOTE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; LECTIN BINDING; LIGAND BINDING; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOON; TROPHOZOITE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA; EUKARYOTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 9644255754     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02430.x     Document Type: Article

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