The protective antigen component of anthrax lethal toxin, produced in vitro, has a molecular mass of 83 kDa. Cell-culture studies by others have demonstrated that upon binding of the 83 kDa… (More)
An outbreak of 52 cases of cutaneous anthrax and 24 cases of oral-oropharyngeal anthrax occurred in rural Northern Thailand in 1982, caused by contaminated water buffalo meat. Microbiologic diagnosis… (More)
Guanidine extracts of crude Bacillus anthracis cell wall were used to vaccinate BALB/c mice and to develop monoclonal antibody (MAb) to vegetative cell surface antigens. Two hybridomas selected… (More)
An outbreak of at least 21 cases of cutaneous anthrax occurred in rural Paraguay. A case-control study revealed that disease was associated with touching the raw meat of an ill cow (odds ration =… (More)
Sera from Hartley guinea pigs vaccinated with a veterinary live spore anthrax vaccine were compared with sera from guinea pigs vaccinated with the human anthrax vaccine, which consists of aluminum… (More)
MDM2 overexpression by pediatric ALL cells at initial diagnosis has been linked to poor response to therapy. In the present study, we evaluated the incidence of MDM2 overexpression by ALL cells from… (More)
Bordetella bronchiseptica is known to be endemic in many guineapig (Cavia porcellus) colonies, and periodically is the aetiological agent of fatal epizootics of bronchopneumonia. A commercial,… (More)