Expression of recombinant Araraquara Hantavirus nucleoprotein in insect cells and its use as an antigen for immunodetection compared to the same antigen expressed in <it>Escherichia coli</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Antigens for Hantavirus serological tests have been produced using DNA recombinant technology for more than twenty years. Several different strategies have been used for that purpose. All of them avoid the risks and difficulties invo...

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Main Authors: Wolff Jose LC, Figueiredo Luiz TM, Ribeiro Bergmann M, Moreli Marcos L, Machado Aline RSR, Machado Alex M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/8/1/218