Humoral immune response to Klebsiella spp. in New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri) and the passive transfer of immunity to pups

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-15

  Castinel, Aurelie ^a   Kittelberger, R ^b   Pomroy, W E ^a   Duignan, P J ^a,d   Chilvers, B L ^c   Wilkinson, I S ^c,e  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Investigation and Diagnostic Centre   (New Zealand)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^d An Roinn Talmhaiochta lascaigh agus Bia   (Ireland)

^e Department of Environment and Conservation ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Immunoglobulin G; Klebsiella spp.; New Zealand sea lion; Passive immunity; Phocarctos hookeri; Western blot

Indexed keywords

KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; OTARIIDAE; PHOCARCTOS HOOKERI;

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PATHOGENICITY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WESTERN BLOTTING; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODY FORMATION; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, MATERNALLY-ACQUIRED; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; SEA LIONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 42449083688     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-44.1.8     Document Type: Article

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