Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues near the amino terminus of human vinculin protein. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.
Strep throat is a bacterial infection, caused by the Group A Streptococcus bacteria, and it's the most frequent bacterial infection that strikes the throat. Strep throat can strike people of any age, but it tends to happen most frequently between 5 and 15 years of age.ossible complications of strep throat in adults and children include: 1  An infection of the sinuses. 2  An ear infection. 3  An infection of the mastoid bone behind the ear. 4  An abscess around the tonsils. 5  Conditions like scarlet fever or rheumatic fever. 6  Kidney problems.
Tumors of the throat, tongue, and larynx (voice box) can cause a sore throat with pain radiating to the ear and/or difficulty swallowing. Other important symptoms can include hoarseness, noisy breathing, a lump in the neck, unexplained weight loss, and/or spitting up blood in the saliva or phlegm.acteria: Strep throat is an infection caused by a particular strain of streptococcus bacteria. This infection can also damage the heart valves (rheumatic fever) and kidneys (nephritis), cause scarlet fever, tonsillitis, pneumonia, sinusitis, and ear infections.