High prevalence of antibodies against Chlamydiaceae and Chlamydophila abortus in wild ungulates using two "in house" blocking-ELISA tests

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 135, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 46-53

  Salinas, J ^a   Caro, M R ^a   Vicente, J ^b   Cuello, F ^a   Reyes Garcia, A R ^b   Buendia A J ^a   Rodolakis, A ^c   Gortazar C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

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

^c UR1282   (France)

Author keywords

Ammotragus lervia; Blocking ELISA; Capra pyrenaica; Capreolus capreolus; Cervus elaphus; Chlamydiaceae; Chlamydophila abortus; Dama dama; Ovis aries; Rupicapra pyrenaica; Sus scrofa; Wildlife reservoir

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIACEAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA ABORTUS; DEER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LIVESTOCK; NONHUMAN; RED DEER; SEROPREVALENCE; SHEEP; SPAIN; UNGULATE; WILD BOAR;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHLAMYDIACEAE; CHLAMYDIACEAE INFECTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; PREVALENCE; RUMINANTS; SPAIN; SUS SCROFA;

AMMOTRAGUS LERVIA; ANIMALIA; CAPRA IBEX; CAPRA PYRENAICA; CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CHLAMYDIACEAE; CHLAMYDIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA ABORTUS; DAMA DAMA; MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES; OVIS ARIES MUSIMON; RUPICAPRA PYRENAICA; RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA; SUS SCROFA; UNGULATA;

EID: 61749087945     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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