Serological diagnosis of bovine Neosporosis by Neospora caninum monoclonal antibody-based competitive inhibition enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1423-1428

  Baszler, Timothy V ^a   Knowles, Donald P ^a,b   Dubey, J P ^c   Gay, John M ^a   Mathison, Bruce A ^a   McElwain, Terry F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; CARBOHYDRATE; EPITOPE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PERIODATE;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COCCIDIA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SARCOCYSTIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; COCCIDIA; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PROTOZOA; SARCOCYSTIS CRUZI; SARCOCYSTIS HIRSUTA; SARCOCYSTIS HOMINIS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0029998384     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.6.1423-1428.1996     Document Type: Article

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