Western immunoblot analysis for distinguishing vaccination and infection status with Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease) in dogs

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 259-265

  Gauthier, David T ^a   Mansfield, Linda S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; LYME DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SEROLOGY; VACCINATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; LYME DISEASE; SEROLOGIC TESTS; VACCINATION;

EID: 0033126705     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063879901100309     Document Type: Article

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