Evaluation of the fluorescence polarization assay and comparison to other serological assays for detection of brucellosis in cervids

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 110-118

  Gall, D ^a   Nielsen, K ^a   Forbes, L ^a   Cook, W ^b   Leclair, D ^c   Balsevicius, S ^a   Kelly, L ^a   Smith, P ^a   Mallory, M ^a  

^a CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c Makivik Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brucella spp.; Buffered antigen plate agglutination test; Cervidae; Comparative serologic diagnostic tests; Competitive ELISA; Complement fixation test; Fluorescence polarization assay; Serologic evaluation

Indexed keywords

BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR SUIS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; RANGIFER; RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS CARIBOU; RANGIFER TARANDUS TARANDUS; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRUCELLOSIS; DEER; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035220926     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-37.1.110     Document Type: Review

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