A comparison of the potency of several brucella allergens used to detect brucellosis in cattle

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 141-151

  Bercovich, Z ^a   Dekker, T ^a   Eger, A ^a   Haagsma, J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allergen; Brucella; Cattle; Delayed type hypersensitivity; Diagnosis; Skin; Strain

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKIN; SKIN TEST; STANDARD;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS, BOVINE; CATTLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; SKIN; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0029690209     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00385635     Document Type: Article

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