H. Kasuga-aoki et al., Identification of larval-stage antigens of Ascaris suum recognized with immune sera from pigs, J VET MED S, 63(6), 2001, pp. 683-685
Antigens were identified from the third-stage larvae (L3) and lung-stage la
rvae of Ascaris suum by two-dimensional immunoblot method with antisera obt
ained from pigs that received chemically abbreviated Ascaris suum larval in
fections. Forty-seven and 13 spots were recognized as antigens from the L3
and lung-stage larvae, respectively. Their apparent molecular weight ranged
from 20 to 101 kDa and their isoelectric point from 3.6 to 8.0. The presen
t study provides a framework for further molecular cloning of those antigen
s and consequently leads to the development of recombinant peptide vaccines
against A. suum.