title: Differences in natural antibody titres comparing free-ranging guanacos (Lama guanicoe) and capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris).
abstract: Natural antibodies are an important component of innate humoral immunity but have not been investigated to any great extent in wild mammals. In the current study, serum natural antibody titres were measured by hemagglutination assay for two South American herbivores, the guanaco (Lama guanicoe) and the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris). Results indicated that capybaras had antibody titres on average more than four times higher than guanacos (median titres 1:256 and 1:4, respectively), suggesting differences in investment in constitutive humoral immunity between the two species.
authors: Laboratorio de Ecología de Enfermedades, Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral (ICIVET LITORAL), Universidad Nacional del Litoral - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (UNL-CONICET), R.P. Kreder 2805, 3080 Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina. Electronic address: aracca@fcv.unl.edu.ar.
authors: Andrea L
authors: AL
authors: Racca
authors: Laboratorio de Ecología de Enfermedades, Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral (ICIVET LITORAL), Universidad Nacional del Litoral - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (UNL-CONICET), R.P. Kreder 2805, 3080 Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina.
authors: Ayelen T
authors: AT
authors: Eberhardt
authors: Laboratorio de Ecología de Enfermedades, Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral (ICIVET LITORAL), Universidad Nacional del Litoral - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (UNL-CONICET), R.P. Kreder 2805, 3080 Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina.
authors: Pablo G
authors: PG
authors: Moreno
authors: Laboratorio de Ecología de Enfermedades, Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral (ICIVET LITORAL), Universidad Nacional del Litoral - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (UNL-CONICET), R.P. Kreder 2805, 3080 Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina.
authors: Cecilia
authors: C
authors: Baldi
authors: Laboratorio de Ecología de Enfermedades, Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral (ICIVET LITORAL), Universidad Nacional del Litoral - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (UNL-CONICET), R.P. Kreder 2805, 3080 Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina.
authors: Pablo M
authors: PM
authors: Beldomenico
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D001118:Argentina; D002161:Camelids, New World / Q000276:immunology*; D056724:Immunity, Humoral; D012377:Rodentia / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies
keywords: Eco-immunology; Immunological response; Natural antibodies; Wild mammals