ELISA and fecal culture for paratuberculosis (Johne's disease): Sensitivity and specificity of each method

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 387-398

  Whitlock, R H ^a   Wells, S J ^b   Sweeney, R W ^a   Van Tiem, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

ELISA; Johne's disease; Mycobacterium paratuberculosis; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATTLE DISEASE; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY INDUSTRY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES CULTURE; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTION RATE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PARATUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DAIRYING; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; PARATUBERCULOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034695121     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(00)00324-2     Document Type: Article

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