Coombs antiglobulin test using Brucella abortus 99 as antigen to detect incomplete antibodies induced by B abortus RB51 vaccine in cattle.
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.
Ciuchini
Franco
F
Laboratorio di Medicina Veterinaria, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy. franco.ciuchini@iss.it
Adone
Rosanna
R
Pasquali
Paolo
P
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
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D002004:Brucella Vaccine