Cloning of the Gene Encoding the 44-Kilodalton Antigen of the Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis and Characterization of the Humoral Response
Ijdo J, Sun W, Zhang Y, Magnarelli L, Fikrig E. Cloning of the Gene Encoding the 44-Kilodalton Antigen of the Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis and Characterization of the Humoral Response. Infection And Immunity 1998, 66: 3264-3269. PMID: 9632594, PMCID: PMC108341, DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.7.3264-3269.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisGranulocytic ehrlichiosisAgent of HGESera of patientsBorrelia burgdorferi infectionMsp-2 genesElicit specific antibodiesHumoral responseBurgdorferi infectionMurine infectionHealthy individualsPatientsSerumSpecific antibodiesHL-60 cellsInfectionAntibodiesEhrlichia chaffeensisAntigenMiceEhrlichiosisGenomic DNA expression libraryMultigene familyGlutathione transferase fusion proteinFusion protein