Development and evaluation of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the serodiagnosis of pythiosis in dogs

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 142-146

  Grooters, Amy M ^a,b   Leise, Britta S ^a   Lopez, Mae K ^a   Gee, Melaney K ^a   O'Reilly, Kathy L ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fungal disease; Lagenidium; Oomycosis; Pythium insidiosum; Serology

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INFECTION; PYTHIUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ANTIGENS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; INFECTION; PYTHIUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036514294     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2002.tb02345.x     Document Type: Review

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