Serological cross-reactivity between Brucella abortus and Yersinia enterocolitica 0:9: IV. Evaluation of the M- and C-epitope antibody response for the specific detection of B. abortus infections

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-57

  Kittelberger, Reinhold ^a   Bundesen, Peter G ^b   Cloeckaert, Axel ^c   Greiser Wilke, Irene ^d   Letesson, Jean Jacques ^e  

^a AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b Agen Biomedical Ltd Australia   (Australia)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brucella abortus; Cross reactivity; Epitopes; Monoclonal antibodies; Yersinia enterocolitica

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; EPITOPE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; CATTLE; CROSS REACTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; SERODIAGNOSIS; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS, BOVINE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TESTS; CROSS REACTIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPES; FEMALE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIA INFECTIONS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; NEGIBACTERIA; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 0032519380     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(97)00202-2     Document Type: Article

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