The specificity of a diagnostic assay depends upon the purity of the biomolecules used as a
probe. To get specific and accurate information of a disease, the use of synthetic peptides in …

It has been nearly 15 years since the papers describing the fully systematic epitope mapping
approach both for the so-called “continuous” epitopes [Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 81 (1984) …

Actinomycetes with meso-diaminopimelic acid (meso-A2pm), arabinose and galactose in
the wall peptidoglycan (wall chemotype IV sensu Lechevalier and Lechevalier, 1970a) …

Since 2015, virulence-associated protein N (vapN)-positive Rhodococcus equi has been
isolated from pyogenic lesions in ruminants in multiple countries, including Japan …

Background Dengue virus (DENV) infection is the most important arthropod-borne viral
disease in human, but antiviral therapy and approved vaccines remain unavailable due to …

The availability of complete pathogen genomes has renewed interest in the development of
diagnostics for infectious diseases. Synthetic peptide microarrays provide a rapid, high …

NS1 of dengue virus (DENV) is an important non-structural protein, which plays an important
role in DENV replication and dengue infection. In this study, using the phage-displayed …

A 6‐month‐old Quarter Horse weanling filly was presented with lethargy, weight loss,
inappetance, mild diarrhoea, marked ventral oedema and severe panhypoproteinaemia …

Rhodococcus equi remains a significant bacterial pathogen, causing severe
pyogranulomatous pneumonia in foals aged 1–3 months. There is no effective vaccine …

Antibodies to SARS-Coronavirus (SARS-CoV)-specific B cell epitopes might recognize the
pathogen and interrupt its adherence to and penetration of host cells. Hence, these epitopes …