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Development of a novel immunochromatographic lateral flow assay specific for Mycobacterium bovis cells and its application in combination with immunomagnetic separation to test badger faeces

BACKGROUND: The European badger is an important wildlife reservoir of Mycobacterium bovis implicated in the spread of bovine tuberculosis in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Infected badgers are known to shed M. bovis in their urine and faeces, which may contaminate the environment. To aid bovine tub...

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Autores principales: Stewart, Linda D., Tort, Nuria, Meakin, Paul, Argudo, Jose M., Nzuma, Ruramayi, Reid, Neil, Delahay, Richard J., Ashford, Roland, Montgomery, W. Ian, Grant, Irene R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5427577/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28499434
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12917-017-1048-x