Diagnosis of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis infections in sheep, using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
Maki, L.R.; Shen, S.H.; Bergstrom, R.C.; Stetzenbach, L.D.
American Journal of Veterinary Research 46(1): 212-214
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9645 PMID: 2578756 Document Number: 245420
Lambs infected with Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis (ovis) by injecting suspensions of live bacteria into the wool-free area of the axilla developed antibody against cell wall antigens and antitoxin, as measured by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The toxin was a better antigen for measuring infection than was the cell wall antigen. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay appeared to be as sensitive as the antihaemolysin inhibition test for detecting antitoxin and was easier to perform.