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. 1971 Feb;3(2):355–357. doi: 10.1128/iai.3.2.355-357.1971

Rapid Fluorescent-Antibody Conjugation Procedure

M Peacock 1, W Burgdorfer 1, R A Ormsbee 1
PMCID: PMC416155  PMID: 16557977

Abstract

This note describes a technique developed for rapid preparation of specific and brilliant conjugates for direct staining of rickettsial agents in yolk-sac, tick, and vertebrate tissues.

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