In vivo and in vitro diagnosis of Mycobacterium bovis infection

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 304-324

  Adams, L G ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Diagnosis; Mycobacterium bovis; Purified protein derivative; Tuberculin; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS;

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENETICS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; REVIEW; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CATTLE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

EID: 0039890100     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.20.1.1267     Document Type: Article

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