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Antibody repertoire against culture filtrate antigens in wild house mice infected with Mycobacterium bovis BCG.
Clinical and experimental immunology - 1 Nov 1990
Huygen K, Palfliet K, Jurion F, Lenoir C, van Vooren J P
Abstract excerpt
Wild house mice (Mus domesticus) captured in a Flemish pigsty were infected intravenously with 4 x 10(6) variable units of Mycobacterium bovis BCG and examined by Western blot analysis for IgG secretion against BCG culture filtrate (CF) antigens. Wild mice showed a marked individual variation in antibody pattern when tested 4, 6 and 8 weeks after infection. Some animals reacted to a wide range of antigens and...
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