Specific IgG antibody response against antigens of Dirofilaria immitis and its Wolbachia endosymbiont bacterium in cats with natural and experimental infections

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 125, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 313-321

  Morchon R ^a   Ferreira, A C ^b   Martin Pacho J R ^a   Montoya, A ^b   Mortarino, M ^c   Genchi, C ^c   Simon F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cat; Dirofilaria immitis; Experimental infection; IgG antibodies; Natural infection; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERIVATIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; ENDOSYMBIONT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOST; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LARVA; NONHUMAN; SERUM; WOLBACHIA; WORM INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEART; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IVERMECTIN; MALE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PULMONARY ARTERY; WOLBACHIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; FELIS CATUS; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 5144229020     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.08.003     Document Type: Article

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