Nissapatorn, V.; Noor Azmi, M.A.; Cho, S.M.; Fong, M.Y.; Init, I.; Rohela, M.; Khairul Anuar, A.; Quek, K.F.; Latt, H.M. (2003) Toxoplasmosis: prevalence and risk factors. Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 23 (6). pp. 618-624. ISSN 0144-3615
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The gene encoding the excretory-secretory antigen TES-120 of dog ascarid worm Toxocara canis was cloned into the bacterium Escherichia coli. The specificity of the recombinant TES- 120 antigen produced by the bacterium was investigated.A total of 45 human serum samples from patients infected with different helminthes and protozoa, including 8 cases of toxocariasis, were tested against the recombinant antigens in immunoblot assays. The results from the assays revealed that the recombinant TES-120 antigen reacted with sera from toxocariasis patients only. This highly specific recombinant TES-120 antigen can potentially be used for the development of an inexpensive serodiagnostic assay for human toxocariasis.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology |
| Additional Information: | Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Building, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Parasitology |
| Subjects: | R Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Fong Mun Yik |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Jun 2012 09:39 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Jun 2012 09:39 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/3272 |
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