Isolation of a Rickettsial Pathogen from a Non-Hematophagous Arthropod
Figure 5
Rickettsial OmpB antigen detected in the L. bostrychophila isolate.
Rickettsial proteins were extracted from partially purified LSU or LSU-Lb R. felis isolates. Rickettsial antigen was detected by Western immunoblotting using an anti-rickettsial OmpB monoclonal antibody. The reactive bands represent the R. felis OmpB protein. Protein extracted from non-infected ISE6 cells was served as a negative control.