Towards more accurate diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis using defined antigens

Tuberculosis

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 65-69

  Pollock, J M ^a   Buddle, B M ^b   Andersen, P ^c  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; MYCOBACTERIUM ANTIGEN; TUBERCULIN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; CATTLE DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 0034981080     PISSN: 14729792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/tube.2000.0273     Document Type: Conference Paper

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