E Vretou

Summary

Country: Greece

Publications

  1. Identification of protective epitopes by sequencing of the major outer membrane protein gene of a variant strain of Chlamydia psittaci serotype 1 (Chlamydophila abortus)
    E Vretou
    Department of Microbiology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Athens 115 21, Greece
    Infect Immun 69:607-12
  2. Heterogeneity within the first constant segment of the major outer membrane protein gene in Chlamydia trachomatis serovar D/Da distinguishes 2 lineages
    C Sayada
    Laboratoire de Biochemie Génétique, INSERM U, 120, hôpital Robert Debré, Paris, France
    C R Acad Sci III 318:943-9
  3. Molecular characterization of a bacteriophage (Chp2) from Chlamydia psittaci
    B L Liu
    Department of Molecular Microbiology, University Medical School, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
    J Virol 74:3464-9
  4. [Ovine enzootic abortion: seroprevalence in Switzerland using a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (cELISA)]
    N Borel
    Institut für Veterinärpathologie der Universität Zürich
    Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd 144:474-82
  5. Seroprevalences for ovine enzootic abortion in Switzerland
    N Borel
    Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 268, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Prev Vet Med 65:205-16

Collaborators

  • N Borel
  • A Pospischil
  • B L Liu
  • B Fane
  • I N Clarke
  • J S Everson
  • P R Lambden
  • C Sayada
  • P Giannikopoulou
  • J Elion
  • J Orfila
  • E Denamur

Detail Information

Publications5

  1. Identification of protective epitopes by sequencing of the major outer membrane protein gene of a variant strain of Chlamydia psittaci serotype 1 (Chlamydophila abortus)
    E Vretou
    Department of Microbiology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Athens 115 21, Greece
    Infect Immun 69:607-12
    ..The results suggest that multiple sites located in the three VSs contribute to the epitope of protective MAbs...
  2. Heterogeneity within the first constant segment of the major outer membrane protein gene in Chlamydia trachomatis serovar D/Da distinguishes 2 lineages
    C Sayada
    Laboratoire de Biochemie Génétique, INSERM U, 120, hôpital Robert Debré, Paris, France
    C R Acad Sci III 318:943-9
    ..The observed ompl genetic diversity of serovar D/Da strains in regions involved in T- and B-cell responses might add another level of complexity to the design of a subunit vaccine...
  3. Molecular characterization of a bacteriophage (Chp2) from Chlamydia psittaci
    B L Liu
    Department of Molecular Microbiology, University Medical School, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
    J Virol 74:3464-9
    ..We suggest that VP3 performs a scaffolding-like function but has evolved into a structural protein...
  4. [Ovine enzootic abortion: seroprevalence in Switzerland using a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (cELISA)]
    N Borel
    Institut für Veterinärpathologie der Universität Zürich
    Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd 144:474-82
    ..Higher sensitivity (92.9%) and specificity (97.6%) than the complement fixation test (CFT) in combination with testing of pooled sera makes the cELISA to be an usuable tool for serological screening on flock level...
  5. Seroprevalences for ovine enzootic abortion in Switzerland
    N Borel
    Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 268, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Prev Vet Med 65:205-16
    ..The cELISA in combination with testing pooled sera and statistical methods for true prevalence estimation provided a good survey tool at lower costs and time when compared to other approaches...