Establishing an indirect sandwich enzyme-linked-immunosorbent-assay (ELISA) for the detection of antibodies against Histomonas meleagridis from experimentally infected specific pathogen-free chickens and turkeys

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 161, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 25-30

  Windisch, M ^a   Hess, M ^a  

^a Clinic for Avian   (Austria)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Chicken; ELISA; Histomonas meleagridis; Turkey

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; GERMFREE ANIMAL; HISTOMONAS MELEAGRIDIS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; POULTRY; PROTOZOON; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCREENING TEST; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CHICKENS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; POULTRY DISEASES; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; TRICHOMONADIDA; TURKEYS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; HISTOMONAS MELEAGRIDIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 62849102578     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.12.014     Document Type: Article

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