Detection by ELISA of the humoral immune response in rabbits naturally infected with Trichophyton mentagrophytes

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 77-86

  Zrimsek P ^a   Kos, J ^b   Pinter, L ^c   Drobnic Kosorok M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Diagnostic evaluation; ELISA; Rabbit; Trichophyton mentagrophytes; Western immunoblotting

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; TECHNIQUE; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CROSS REACTIONS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; RABBITS; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANIS; MALASSEZIA PACHYDERMATIS; MICROSPORUM CANIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 19244380151     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(99)00125-X     Document Type: Article

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