title: Coombs antiglobulin test using Brucella abortus 99 as antigen to detect incomplete antibodies induced by B abortus RB51 vaccine in cattle.
abstract: This study showed that vaccination of cattle with Brucella abortus rough strain RB51 induces incomplete antibodies that can be detectable by a Coombs antiglobulin test using the B. abortus 99 smooth strain.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Medicina Veterinaria, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy. franco.ciuchini@iss.it
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ciuchini
authors.forename: Rosanna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Adone
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pasquali
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D002004:Brucella Vaccine / Q000276:immunology*; D002003:Brucella abortus / Q000276:immunology*; D002417:Cattle; D003298:Coombs Test; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D002004:Brucella Vaccine