Sub-isotypic differences in the immunoglobulin G response to Lawsonia intracellularis in vaccinated, seropositive, and equine proliferative enteropathy-affected horses

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 162, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 162-167

  Page, Allen E ^a   Stills, Harold F ^b   Horohov, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

ELISA; Equine; IgG; Lawsonia; Sub isotype

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VACCINE; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LAWSONIA INTRACELLULARIS VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ISOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RESPONSE; DESULFOVIBRIONACEAE INFECTION; ENTEROPATHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EQUINE PROLIFERATIVE ENTEROPATHY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HYBRIDOMA; LAWSONIA; LAWSONIA INTRACELLULARIS; NONHUMAN; ANIMAL; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; VETERINARY;

EQUIDAE; LAWSONIA INTRACELLULARIS;

ANIMALS; DESULFOVIBRIONACEAE INFECTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTESTINAL DISEASES; LAWSONIA BACTERIA; PROTEIN ISOFORMS;

EID: 84919386207     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: 18732534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2014.09.004     Document Type: Article

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