ELISA detection of Francisella tularensis using polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies

Defence Science Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 698-702

  Pohanka, Miroslav ^a,b   Pavlis, Oto ^b   Kroca, Michal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEFENCE   (Czech Republic)

^b Central Military Institute of Health   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Biowarfare agent; ELISA; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Francisella tularensis; Immunodetection; Pathogen detection; Tularemia

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DETECTION; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PATHOGENS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

ASSAY DETECTION; BIOWARFARE AGENT; BIOWARFARES; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; IMMUNODETECTION; PATHOGEN DETECTION; POLYCLONAL; TULAREMIA;

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES;

EID: 53349103889     PISSN: 0011748X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14429/dsj.58.1693     Document Type: Article

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