Evaluation of a multiple-antigen enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in captive elephants

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 291-302

  Larsen, R Scott ^a,e   Salman, M D ^a   Mikota, Susan K ^b   Isaza, Ramiro ^c   Montali, Richard J ^d   Triantis, Joni ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Audubon Institute for Research on Endangered Species   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^e NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elephant; Elephas maximus; ELISA; Epidemiology; Loxodonta africana; Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ELEPHANT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ELEPHANTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034278747     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2000)031[0291:EOAMAE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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