Attempted definition by immunoblotting of the causes of reactivity in suspected false-positive sera in the brucella ovis complement fixation test

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 170-174

  Kittelberger, R ^a   Laybourn, B J ^a   Reichel, M P ^a   Ross, G P ^a   de Lisle, G W ^a   Joyce, M A ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0010727499     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.1996.35966     Document Type: Article

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