Improvement in the diagnosis of Brucella abortus infections in naturally infected water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) using an ELISA with a Protein-G-based indicator system

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1493-1499

  Kumar, Manish ^a   Chand, Puran ^a  

^a CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti bovine ELISA; Brucellosis; Protein G ELISA; ROC curve analysis; Water buffaloes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; ROSE BENGAL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; BUFFALO; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; BUFFALOES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; ROC CURVE; ROSE BENGAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS;

EID: 80255137195     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-011-9831-3     Document Type: Article

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