Development of a sensitive and specific indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on a baculovirus recombinant antigen for detection of specific antibodies against Ehrlichia canis

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 635-642

  López, Lissett ^a   Venteo, Angel ^a   Aguirre, Enara ^b   García, Marga ^a   Rodríguez, Ma José ^a   Amusátegui, Inmaculada ^b   Tesouro, Miguel A ^c   Vela, Carmen ^a   Sainz, Angel ^b   Rueda, Paloma ^a  

^a Inmunologia y Genetica Aplicada SA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ehrlichia canis; Indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); Indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA); P30 recombinant protein; Serological detection

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA CANIS;

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; BLOOD; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACULOVIRIDAE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 38449088111     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870701900604     Document Type: Article

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