Characterization of the antibody response in birds following infection with wild-type and attenuated strains of Eimeria tenella and Eimeria necatrix

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 175, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 47-51

  Constantinoiu, C C ^a   Molloy, J B ^b   Jorgensen, W K ^b   Coleman, G T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antibody response; Avidity; Chickens; Eimeria; Strains

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; COCCIDIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EIMERIA; EIMERIA NECATRIX; EIMERIA TENELLA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IMMUNITY; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CHICKENS; COCCIDIOSIS; EIMERIA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; POULTRY DISEASES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

AVES; EIMERIA; EIMERIA NECATRIX; EIMERIA TENELLA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 78649453264     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.09.025     Document Type: Article

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