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PCR Assay for Identification of <i>Histoplasma capsulatum</i> Based on the Nucleotide Sequence of the M Antigen
1 Feb 2003
Abstract excerpt
The major diagnostic antigens of Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum are the H and M antigens, pluripotent glycoproteins that elicit both humoral and T-cell-mediated immune responses. The gene encoding the M antigen has previously been sequenced, and its sequence has significant overall homology to those of the genes for fungal catalases. Regions of the M-antigen gene with little or no homology were used to...
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