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Discrimination between sheep antibodies to Brucella melitensis and to Brucella ovis |
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| Authors: | P Plackett L A Corner T Fifis A J Radford J L Ripper Chen Naichang and Liu Yumei |
| Institution: | a C.S.I.R.O. Animal Health Research Laboratory, Private Bag No. 1, Parkville 3052, Vic., Australia b Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Maduan Street, Harbin, China |
| Abstract: | When preparations containing smooth Brucella abortus lipopolysaccharide (LPS) were used as antigens in an ELISA, strong positive reactions were obtained with sera from sheep infected with Brucella melitensis or with Brucella ovis. Oxidation of the LPS with sodium metaperiodate greatly reduced the extent of the cross-reactions with antisera to B. ovis, with little effect on the reactions with antisera to smooth B. melitensis. Periodate oxidation of hot saline extract (HSX) antigen of B. ovis markedly reduced its reactivity in ELISA with anti-B. ovis sera and eliminated cross-reactivity with anti-B. melitensis sera. The reactivity of HSX was maintained after treatment with proteinase K. A simple ELISA system, in which replicate samples from a single serum dilution were tested in parallel against both B. ovis HSX antigen and periodate-oxidised smooth phase B. abortus LPS, was evaluated. It was found to discriminate well between antibodies induced by vaccination or virulent infection with B. melitensis strains and those induced by infection with B. ovis. |
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