title: Antibodies to Brucella spp. in Pacific bottlenose dolphins from the Solomon Islands.
abstract: Brucella spp. have been recently isolated from a variety of marine mammals. Serum samples from 58 Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursipa aduncus) from the Solomon Islands were tested for antibodies to Brucella spp. by the tube agglutination test (TAT), enzymed-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and immunoblotting. Anti-Brucella spp. antibodies were detected by TAT and ELISA in 31 and 40 of 58 samples, respectively. These results suggest that Pacific bottlenose dolphins from the Solomon Islands are infected with Brucella spp. or a Brucella-like organism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Veterinary Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan.
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tachibana
authors.forename: Kenta
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Suk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Omata
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Murata
authors.forename: Ted
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hammond
authors.forename: Masahisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watarai
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D050681:Bottle-Nosed Dolphin / Q000382:microbiology*; D002002:Brucella / Q000276:immunology*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D008542:Melanesia / Q000453:epidemiology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial