Flagellin immunization was carried out as previously described (Kobayashi et al., 2009 (link)). Briefly, C57BL/6 mice were hyperimmunized by two intraperitoneal (i.p.) injections with 10 μg of flagellin from Salmonella typhimurium (InvivoGen) in Incomplete Freund’s Adjuvant (IFA) (Sigma Aldrich) two weeks apart. Mice were culled at four weeks and total serum IgG, as well as control serum IgG from unimmunized mice, was purified using Pierce Protein G purification columns (Thermo Fisher Scientific), as per the manufacturer’s instructions.
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