Use of synthetic antigens improves detection by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of antibodies against abortigenic Chlamydia psittaci in ruminants

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2293-2298

  Kaltenboeck, Bernhard ^a   Heard, Dan ^a   DeGraves, Fred J ^a   Schmeer, Norbert ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; BIOTIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; OCTAPEPTIDE; STREPTAVIDIN; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SERODIAGNOSIS; SHEEP; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030790333     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.9.2293-2298.1997     Document Type: Article

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