AN INDIRECT ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY FOR THE DETECTION OF LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS SEROVAR POMONA ANTIBODIES IN BOVINE SERA |
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Authors: | OM P SURUJBALLI |
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Institution: | Animal Diseases Research Institute Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 3851 Fallowfield Road P.O. Box 11300, Station H Nepean, Ontario, Canada, K2H 8P9 |
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Abstract: | An indirect ELISA was developed and initially evaluated for the detection of bovine antibodies to Leptospira interrogans serovar pomona. The antigen used in this ELISA was extracted from a serovar pomona culture supernatant by a combination of centrifugation, digestion with proteinase K and ultra-centrifugation. The antigen showed little cross-reaction with immune rabbit sera to L. interrogans serovars copenhageni, grippotyphosa, hardjo and sejroe and, Leptospira biflexa serovar patoc. Some cross-reaction was observed with immune rabbit serum to L. interrogans serovar canicola. The relative sensitivity of the ELISA was 94.76% confidence interval =± 3.32%) when estimated with bovine sera (n=172) with serovar pomona microscopic agglutination test (MAT) titers of 100. The relative specificity of the ELISA was 99.28% (95% confidence interval = 1.40%) when estimated with bovine sera (n=139) with MAT titers of <100 to L. interrogans serovars canicola, copenhageni, grippotyphosa, hardjo, pomona and sejroe. Thirty six of 258 field sera (13.95%) with serovar pomona MAT titers of <100, gave positive reactions in the ELISA. |
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