Evaluation of two commercial assays for the detection of Chlamydophila abortus antibodies

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 123, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 153-161

  Vretou, E ^a   Radouani, F ^a   Psarrou, E ^a   Kritikos, I ^a   Xylouri, E ^b   Mangana, O ^c  

^a HELLENIC PASTEUR INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c Institute of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chlamydophila abortus; Chlamydophila pecorum; Indirect ELISA; Ovine enzootic abortion; Serological diagnosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHLAMYDOPHILA ABORTUS; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FEMALE; GERMFREE ANIMAL; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; LAMB; NONHUMAN; SEROLOGY;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TESTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; PLACENTA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; CHLAMYDIA ABORTUS; CHLAMYDOPHILA ABORTUS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PECORUM; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34250179137     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.02.023     Document Type: Article

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