title: Studies on the development of an ELISA kit for microbiological monitoring. 2. Improvement of the prototype ELISA kit with special references to mouse hepatitis virus antigen.
abstract: Improvement of the mouse hepatitis virus (MHV) antigen in a prototype ELISA kit was performed. Equivalent divalent antigens of MHV Nu-67 and S strains with a protein concentration of 10 micrograms/ml showed the best sensitivity and specificity for the detection of MHV and sialodacryoadenitis/Parker's rat coronavirus antibodies in mice and rats, respectively. An increase in the reliability of macroscopic evaluation of both antibody tests is expected by using the newly manufactured kit with the improved antigen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Animal Medicine, Central Institute for Experimental Animals, Kawasaki-shi, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kagiyama
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takakura
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Terada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory / Q000276:immunology*; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods*; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D006524:Hepatitis, Viral, Animal / Q000175:diagnosis; D051379:Mice; D006517:Murine hepatitis virus / Q000276:immunology*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / Q000592:standards*; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic