Comparison of three commercial serological tests for the detection of Chlamydia abortus infection in ewes

BACKGROUND: 20.9% of diagnosable abortions in Ireland in 2015 were caused by Chlamydia abortus infection. Abortion usually occurs in the last 2–3 weeks of gestation, and up to 30% of ewes may be affected in naïve flocks. Serological diagnosis of EAE in flocks using LPS or whole bacteria as antigens...

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Autores principales: O’Neill, L. M., O’Driscoll, Á., Markey, B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5975472/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29854397
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13620-018-0124-2