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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2001, p. 776-778, Vol. 39, No. 2
Special Pathogens Laboratory, Department of
Virology 1, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Gakuen 4-7-1, Musahimurayama, Tokyo 208-0011, Japan
Received 21 August 2000/Returned for modification 29 September
2000/Accepted 15 November 2000
A novel recombinant baculovirus which expresses Ebola virus (EBO)
nucleoprotein (NP) under the control of the cytomegalovirus immediate-early promoter was constructed. HeLa cells abortively infected with the baculovirus expressed EBO NP, and this was used as an
immunofluorescent (IF) antigen to detect EBO immunoglobulin G (IgG)
antibody. This IF method has high efficacy in detecting EBO IgG
antibody in clinical specimens, indicating its usefulness in the
diagnosis of EBO infections and seroepidemiological studies.
0095-1137/01/$04.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.2.776-778.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.
Immunofluorescence Method for Detection of Ebola
Virus Immunoglobulin G, Using HeLa Cells Which Express
Recombinant Nucleoprotein
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Corresponding author. Mailing address: Special
Pathogens Laboratory, Department of Virology 1, National Institute of
Infectious Diseases, Gakuen 4-7-1, Musahimurayama, Tokyo 208-0011, Japan. Phone: 81-42-561-0771 (791). Fax: 81-42-564-4881. E-mail:
morikawa{at}nih.go.jp.
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