Diagnosis of swine dysentery using an absorbed fluorescent antiserum.
The specifity of a direct fluorescent antibody test for the detection of pathogenic Treponema hyodysenteriae associated with swine dysentery was improved by absorbing the original conjugated serum with a non pathogenic treponeme.
D000818:Animals; D004403:Dysentery / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D014208:Treponema / Q000276:immunology; D014211:Treponemal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary