Application of galactomannan analysis and protein electrophoresis in the diagnosis of aspergillosis in avian species

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-70

  Cray, Carolyn ^a   Watson, Toshiba ^a   Rodriguez, Marilyn ^a   Arheart, Kristopher L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Aspergillus; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); Galactomannan; Protein electrophoresis; Serodiagnostics

Indexed keywords

GALACTOMANNAN; MANNAN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MANNANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS SP.; AVES;

EID: 65249180087     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2007-0138.1     Document Type: Article

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