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SUBMITTER: Nash TE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC98104 | biostudies-literature | 2001 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nash T E TE Luján H T HT Mowatt M R MR Conrad J T JT
Infection and immunity 20010301 3
Surface antigen switching in Giardia lamblia was analyzed using monoclonal antibodies specific for two variant-specific surface proteins (VSPs). Two VSPs were detected on the surface of single trophozoites. Dual expression persisted for 13 h but disappeared at 36 h, as in other parasites that undergo surface antigenic variation. ...[more]