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An Improved Method for the Purification and Refolding of r56-kDa Proteins from Gilliam and Kato strains ofOrientia tsutsugamushi

Authors :
Wei-Mei Ching
Qing Yang
Allen L. Richards
Leslie Lousteau
Ju Jiang
Source :
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 990:375-385
Publication Year :
2003
Publisher :
Wiley, 2003.

Abstract

The immunodominant 56kDa outer membrane antigens from Orientia tsutsugamushi Kato and Gilliam strains were expressed as inclusion bodies (IBs) in E. coli. The IBs were purified and properly refolded with modifications of a previous procedure used for the production of Karp strain r56 antigen. A mixture of these three r56 proteins exhibited both high sensitivity and specificity for detection of O. tsutsugamushi antibodies by ELISA.

Details

ISSN :
17496632 and 00778923
Volume :
990
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....8773c7d049189da948ecb7d97f9d0de3