title: Detection of antibody to mycoplasma F38 in goat sera by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
abstract: An indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed to screen goat sera at a single dilution for antibody to mycoplasma F38. Antibody was detected in sera of six convalescent goats following experimental infection. Antibody was also detected in 34 sera three to four weeks after vaccination. No antibody was detected in 164 sera from goats without a history of vaccination or infection with contagious caprine pleuropneumonia. The ELISA was more sensitive than the complement fixation test in detecting antibody in vaccinated goats.
authors.affiliation: Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Muguga, Kikuyu.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Wamwayi
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Wafula
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Litamoi
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Nandokha
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D006041:Goats / Q000276:immunology*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D011002:Pleuropneumonia, Contagious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D014611:Vaccination / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D007074:Immunoglobulin G