Serological responses against the pathogenic dimorphic fungus Mucor amphibiorum in populations of platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) with and without ulcerative mycotic dermatitis

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 59-71

  Whittington, R J ^a   Connolly, J H ^b   Obendorf, D L ^c   Emmins, J ^d   Grant, T R ^e   Handasyde, K A ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c Alfred Hospital ^*  (Australia)

^d ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Immunoglobulins; Mucor amphibiorum; Ornithorhynchus anatinus; Platypus; Serology; Survey

Indexed keywords

CROSS REACTING ANTIGEN; FUNGUS ANTIBODY; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGED; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; MALE; MUCOR; MUCOR AMPHIBIORUM; NONHUMAN; PLATYPUS; PYODERMA GANGRENOSUM; RIVER; SEROCONVERSION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; DERMATITIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; MALE; MUCOR; MUCORMYCOSIS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PLATYPUS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TASMANIA; VICTORIA;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; MUCOR; MUCOR AMPHIBIORUM; ORNITHORHYNCHUS ANATINUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0037024037     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(02)00004-4     Document Type: Article

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