Characterization of Lactococcus lactis phage antigens
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Antigens of lactococcal phage phi197 were identified and characterized using DNA recombination, cloning and hybridization. Three antigens were identified, two of them being conformational epitopes. Plasmid pOA17 coded for a hybrid protein which was used to induce antibody formation. The antibodies against this protein were used to identify a 46-kDa minor phage protein which provided the third epitope. This epitope was resistant to denaturation and was very immunogenic. Antibody cross-reactivity with other related phages proved that this epitope is highly conserved.
Publication Name: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0099-2240
Year: 1992
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Identification of a new Borrelia species among small mammals in areas of northern Spain where Lyme disease is endemic
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The role of small mammals as reservoir hosts for Borrelia burgdorferi is investigated in several areas of northern Spain where Lyme disease is endemic. The results show that although small mammals do not seem to play any major role as reservoirs for B. burgdorferi sensu lato in the northern Spain, they seem to be implicated in the maintenance of spirochetes similar to R57.
Publication Name: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0099-2240
Year: 2005
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