Comparison of three immunological diagnostic tests for the detection of avian tuberculosis in naturally infected red deer (Cervus elaphus)

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 102-107

  Fernández, Jorge González ^a   Fernández de Mera, Isabel ^b   Reyes, Luís E ^a   Ferreras, María C ^a   Pérez, Valentín ^a   Gortazar, Christian ^b   Fernández, Marta ^a   García Marín, Juan F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Avian tuberculosis; Deer; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Interferon gamma; Mycobacterium avium

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; BOVIDAE; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS COMPLEX;

EID: 58249124604     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870902100115     Document Type: Article

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