Intraspecific epitopic variation in a carbohydrate antigen exposed on the surface of Trichostrongylus colubriformis infective L3 larvae.
The carbohydrate larval antigen, CarLA, is present on the exposed surface of all strongylid nematode infective L3 larvae tested, and antibodies against CarLA can promote rapid immune rejection of incoming Trichostrongylus colubriformis larvae in sheep. A library of ovine recombinant single chain Fv...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-09-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2742895?pdf=render |