A commercial rapid optical immunoassay detects Streptococcus agalactiae from aquatic cultures and clinical specimens

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 422-428

  Evans, Joyce J ^a   Pasnik, David J ^a   Klesius, Phillip H ^a  

^a AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

Author keywords

BioStar STREP B Optical ImmunoAssay (OIA); Fish; GBS; Streptococcus agalactiae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRAIN; BROTH DILUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOLPHIN; FISH; IMMUNOASSAY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL IMMUNOASSAY; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INIAE;

ANIMALS; BOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHIN; BRAIN; CATTLE; FISHES; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; NOSE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; OVIS ARIES; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 77955588762     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.02.022     Document Type: Article

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