title: Suitability of Coxiella burnetii strains for preparation of phase II artificial diagnostic antigen for microagglutination test.
abstract: Sensitivity in the microagglutination (MA) test of artificial (prepared by potassium periodate treatment) phase II Coxiella burnetii antigens depended on the C. burnetii strain used and the number of its chick embryo yolk sac passages.
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D002642:Chick Embryo; D003381:Coxiella / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D010504:Periodic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D011778:Q Fever / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D010504:Periodic Acid