Development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of antibodies to Babesia bigemina in cattle

Parasitology Research

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 651-656

  Molloy, J B ^a   Bowles, P M ^a   Jeston, P J ^a   Bruyeres, A G ^a   Bowden, J M ^a   Bock, R E ^b   Jorgensen, W K ^a   Blight, G W ^a   Dalgliesh, R J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b Tick Fever Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BABESIOSIS; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ANIMALIA; BABESIA BIGEMINA; BOS TAURUS; PROTOZOA; THEILERIA BUFFELI;

EID: 0031822792     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050465     Document Type: Article

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