A recombinant antigen-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for lungworm detection in seals

A recombinant antigen-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for lungworm detection in seals

Abstract Background Pinnipeds are frequently infected by the lungworms Otostrongylus circumlitus and Parafilaroides gymnurus (Metastrongyloidea). Infections are frequently associated with secondary bacterial bronchopneumonia and are often lethal. To date, a reliable lungworm diagnosis in individual...

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Main Authors: Sophia Arlena Ulrich, Kristina Lehnert, Ursula Siebert, Christina Strube
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-09-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
ELISA
Major sperm protein
Phoca vitulina
Halichoerus grypus
Lungworm infection
Verminous pneumonia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1054-4

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