Development and Initial Evaluation of an Indirect Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for the Detection of Leptospira interrogans Serovar hardjo Antibodies in Bovine Sera

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 260-266

  Surujballi, Om P ^a   Marenger, Raymond M ^a   Eaglesome, Matthew D ^a   Sugden, Edward A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA BIFLEXA; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS SEROVAR HARDJO; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

ACETIC ACID; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CANADA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOLOGY; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; METHODOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RABBIT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD;

ACETIC ACID; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CANADA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CROSS REACTIONS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; RABBITS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031241509     PISSN: 08309000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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