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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-1-22
pubmed:abstractText
Using indirect immunofluorescence assays on acetone-fixed smears of a series of different parasites, we have shown that two monoclonal antibodies bind specifically to Trypanosoma congolense organisms. The antibodies bind to both bloodstream trypomastigotes and procyclic culture forms of the parasite and are thus not stage specific. Immunoprecipitation and immunoblot analysis showed that both monoclonal reagents bound a protein of approximately 31,000 m.w. This antigen appeared to be located on the plasma membrane of T. congolense, but the epitope was not exposed on the surface of living bloodstream or procyclic organisms. The antigen was detectable on acetone-fixed organisms or in trypanosome lysates in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and may therefore by useful as a species-specific marker in field assays for epidemiologic and clinical investigations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
134
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
593-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Identification of an antigen specific to Trypanosoma congolense by using monoclonal antibodies.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't