Safety of Brucella abortus strain RB51 in bull elk

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 484-488

  Cook, Walter E ^a,b   Williams, Elizabeth S ^a   Thorne, E Tom ^b   Kreeger, Terry J ^b   Stout, Glenn W ^b,e   Schurig, Gerhardt ^c   Colby, Lesley A ^c   Enright, Fred ^d   Elzer, Philip H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b University Station   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brucella abortus strain RB51; Brucellosis; Cervus elaphus nelsoni elk; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS NELSONI; ZEA MAYS;

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; BRUCELLA VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; DEER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; SAFETY; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLA VACCINE; BRUCELLOSIS; DEER; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MALE; SAFETY;

EID: 0034221323     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-36.3.484     Document Type: Article

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