KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS OF THE KOALA, Phascolarctos cinereus, CAUSED BY Chlamydia psittaci
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Some aspects of the immune response of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) and in vitro neutralization of Chlamydia psittaci (koala strains).
Western-blot analysis was used to study the reaction of koala antisera, two specific polyclonal antibodies and one monoclonal antibody, with chlamydial antigens in koalas infected with Chlamydia psittaci. The koala sera recognized four C. psittaci surface antigens, corresponding to the major outer membrane protein (39.5 kDa), 31 kDa protein, 18 kDa protein and lipopolysaccharide. The S25-23 LPS...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Wildlife Diseases
سال: 1981
ISSN: 0090-3558
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-17.4.497