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Antigenic Analysis of Chinese Strains of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae by Protein Immunobiotting

Ming-Yuan Fan
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Xue Jie YuDepartment of Rickettsiology, Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China

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David H. WalkerDepartment of Rickettsiology, Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China

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https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1988.39.497
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Volume 39: Issue 5
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497–501
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Protein immunoblotting demonstrated that 6 Chinese strains of spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae from northern China had antigenic polypeptides identical to those of Rickettsia siberica (strains 246 and 232), and dissimilar to other SFG rickettsiae. The various species of other SFG rickettsiae exhibited serologically distinct epitopes as well as many cross-reactive epitopes in protein immunoblotting. All SFG rickettsiae examined in this study had major antigenic polypeptides of 113–160 kDa.
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Copyright © 1988 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1988
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07 Jun 1988
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Nov 1988
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