2001
Immunization of Mice Against West Nile Virus with Recombinant Envelope Protein
Wang T, Anderson J, Magnarelli L, Wong S, Koski R, Fikrig E. Immunization of Mice Against West Nile Virus with Recombinant Envelope Protein. The Journal Of Immunology 2001, 167: 5273-5277. PMID: 11673542, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.167.9.5273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWN virus infectionRecombinant E proteinWest Nile virusVirus infectionC3H/HeN miceE proteinNile virusImmunization of miceRecombinant envelope proteinsPassive administrationCandidate vaccinesHeN miceFatal encephalitisImmunization experimentsImmunoblot assayWN virusInfectionVirus isolatesEnvelope proteinProtein antiserumVirusMiceEncephalitisPatientsImmunization
1992
Roles of OspA, OspB, and flagellin in protective immunity to Lyme borreliosis in laboratory mice
Fikrig E, Barthold SW, Marcantonio N, Deponte K, Kantor FS, Flavell RA. Roles of OspA, OspB, and flagellin in protective immunity to Lyme borreliosis in laboratory mice. Infection And Immunity 1992, 60: 657-661. PMID: 1730500, PMCID: PMC257680, DOI: 10.1128/iai.60.2.657-661.1992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtective immunityProtective effectRecombinant outer surface protein AActive immunization experimentsSurface protein AOuter surface protein AB. burgdorferi proteinsActive immunizationResidual seraRecombinant OspAImmunization experimentsLyme borreliosisInfectionLyme disease agentMiceImmunityBorrelia burgdorferiAntibodiesImmunizationOspAOspBLaboratory miceSerumFlagellinDisease agents