Cloning, expression and characterization of SeM protein of Streptococcus equi subsp. equi and evaluation of its use as antigen in an indirect ELISA

Strangles is an economically important horse disease caused by Streptococcus equi subsp. equi. The diagnosis can be confirmed either directly by bacterial isolation and PCR or by ELISA, which is an indirect method based on the detection of serum antibodies. The aim of this study was to clone, expres...

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Main Authors: C.M. Moraes, F.R. Conceição, A.S.R. Rocha, A.G. Santos Júnior, L.M. Ribas, A.P.C. Vargas, C.E.W. Nogueira, C. Gil-Turnes, F.P.L. Leite
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2014-08-01
Series:Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352014000401015&lng=en&tlng=en