Detection of Moraxella bovis antibodies in infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis by a passive hemagglutination test.
A passive hemagglutination test was developed to detect antibody response to Moraxella bovis in tears. Tannic acid-treated sheep erythrocytes were sensitized with sonicated antigen prepared from M bovis cultures. The test was found to be a relatively simple, specific, and reliable procedure for titrating antibodies in lacrimal secretions. The hemagglutination test could be a valuable method for seroepizootiologic investigation of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis.
D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D007637:Keratoconjunctivitis / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009016:Moraxella / Q000276:immunology
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial