Production of polyclonal antibodies to Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and their use in an immunoperoxidase test for chytridiomycosis in amphibians

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 213-220

  Berger, Lee ^a   Hyatt, Alex D ^a   Olsen, Veronica ^a   Hengstberger, Sandra G ^a   Boyle, Donna ^a   Marantelli, Gerry ^a   Humphreys, Kaye ^a   Longcore, Joyce E ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; Chytridiomycosis; Diagnosis; Fungus; Immunoperoxidase; Polyclonal antibodies

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES;

FUNGUS ANTIBODY; FUNGUS ANTIGEN;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; CROSS REACTION; DERMATOMYCOSIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; CROSS REACTIONS; DERMATOMYCOSES; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0037023130     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao048213     Document Type: Article

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