Improved enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to reveal Mycoplasma agassizii exposure: A valuable tool in the management of environmentally sensitive tortoise populations

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1190-1195

  Wendland, Lori D ^a   Zacher, Laurie A ^a   Klein, Paul A ^b   Brown, Daniel R ^a   Demcovitz, Dina ^a   Littell, Ramon ^c   Brown, Mary B ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DILUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA AGASSIZII; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; STANDARDIZATION; TURTLE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VALIDATION PROCESS; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION;

ANIMALS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TURTLES;

EID: 34948831658     PISSN: 15566811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00108-07     Document Type: Article

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