title: Serological detection of Mycoplasma synoviae infection in turkeys.
abstract: The antibody response of turkeys experimentally infected with Mycoplasma synoviae was determined by the serum plate agglutination (SPA), hemagglutination-inhibition (HI), and microagglutination (MA) tests and the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). No antibody response was detected until 2 weeks postinfection (PI) with the MA test (17% positive), 3 weeks PI with the SPA test (11% positive), 4 weeks with the HI test (21% positive), and 5 weeks PI with the ELISA, and even then, only 16% of the birds were positive. Although at least 89% of the birds were positive by culture, only 58% of the turkeys developed a detectable antibody response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Avian Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens 30602.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ortiz
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kleven
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014422:Turkeys / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial