Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 45, Issue 1 , Pages 45-52 , January 2003

Igm recognition of recombinant Toxoplasma gondii antigens by sera of acutely or latently infected humans

  • Bob Meek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Molecular Immunology, the Netherlands Ophthalmic Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Robert Jan Diepersloot

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory for Medical Microbiology, Diakonessen Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Tom van Gool

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Microbiology, Section Parasitology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Dave Speijer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Ron Peek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Molecular Immunology, the Netherlands Ophthalmic Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31-20-5666101; fax: +31-20-5666121.

Received 29 April 2002 ,Accepted 19 August 2002.

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doi: 10.1016/S0732-8893(02)00476-5

Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 45, Issue 1 , Pages 45-52 , January 2003

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