Epitope mapping of the Sta58 major outer membrane protein of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi.

Binding studies of 160 overlapping, synthetic octapeptides from the hydrophilic regions of the Sta58 major outer membrane protein of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi with sera from patients with scrub typhus revealed 15 immunodominant peptides which are recognized by all the sera tested. Further analysis of...

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Main Authors: Lachumanan, R., Devi, S., Cheong, Y.M., Rodda, S.J., Pang, T.
Format: Article
Published: 1993
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