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ArticleJournal of bacteriology1995

An epitope of elongation factor Tu is widely distributed within the bacterial and archaeal domains.

S Weber, F Lottspeich, J Köhl

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Article in Journal of bacteriology, 1995. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

S WeberInstitut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany.
F Lottspeich
J Köhl
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A monoclonal antibody (MAb), MAb 900, which detects a 43-kDa protein present on Escherichia coli was found. Subsequently, more than 90 organisms, belonging to either the bacterial, archaeal, or eucaryal domain, were tested for reactivity to this MAb. Of the bacterial and archaeal domains, almost all species proved to be positive, whereas all organisms from the eucaryal domain gave negative results. The 43-kDa protein was purified by affinity chromatography and subsequently analyzed by microsequencing methods. Two peptide sequences which showed a high degree of homology (> 99%) to the prokaryotic elongation factor Tu (EF-Tu) were obtained. Western blot (immunoblot) analysis using both purified EF-Tu and EF-Tu domains confirmed that the unknown protein was EF-Tu. The panbacterial distribution of EF-Tu, which is present in large amounts in every prokaryotic cell, renders this protein a good candidate for a diagnostic approach. In consequence, we have used the anti-EF-Tu MAb 900 to design both a dot blot assay and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. From either blood culture, urine, or gall-bladder fluid, bacterial contamination could be detected. The sensitivity of these tests is currently 10(4) bacteria per ml.

Indexed as

EpitopesAmino Acid SequenceAntibodies, BacterialAntibodies, MonoclonalArchaeaBacteriaBacterial InfectionsChromatography, AffinityCross ReactionsEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayEscherichia coliGram-Positive BacteriaHumansMolecular Sequence DataPeptide Elongation Factor TuSequence AnalysisAntibodies, BacterialAntibodies, MonoclonalEpitopesPeptide Elongation Factor Tu

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PMID7528200
PMCPMC176550
OpenAlexW2119315488

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