Table 2 Immunodominant E. ch. hypothetical protein immunoreactivity and ANTIGENpro analysis.

From: Ehrlichia chaffeensis and E. canis hypothetical protein immunoanalysis reveals small secreted immunodominant proteins and conformation-dependent antibody epitopes

Protein

(Ech_ tag no.)

Mean

ELISA ODa

ANTIGENpro

rank

Antigenicity

score

E. ca. ortholog/ANTIGENpro rank/Immunoreactiveb

1053

1.39

180

0.762

0846/381/−

0578

1.39

137

0.797

*

0846

1.33

107

0.828

0242/417/−

0745

1.23

23

0.919

0324/26/−

0700

1.19

90

0.845

*

0607

1.00

92

0.811

0434/70/−

0535

0.80

18

0.927

0500/24/−

0716

0.78

142

0.790

0347/190/+

0252

0.78

55

0.874

*

0722

0.70

10

0.944

0342/80/+

0991

0.64

157

0.779

0139/32/−

0240

0.54

73

0.856

*

0531

0.45

33

0.904

*

0715

0.45

194

0.747

0348/178/+

0181

0.37

170

0.769

0122/189/−

  1. aMean OD from 10 HME patient sera.
  2. b(+) Immunoreactive in immunoscreening; (−) not immunoreactive in immunoscreening; (*) E.ca. ortholog not identified.
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