| Autor: |
Kazue OHISHI, Masao AMANO, Ken NAKAMATSU, Nobuyuki MIYAZAKI, Yuko TAJIMA, YAMADA, Tadasu K., Ayaka MATSUDA, Mari OCHIAI, MATSUISHI, Takashi F., Hajime TARU, Hajime IWAO, Tadashi MARUYAMA |
| Předmět: |
|
| Zdroj: |
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science; 2020, Vol. 82 Issue 1, p43-46, 4p |
| Abstrakt: |
A serologic investigation of Brucella infection was performed in 7 species of cetaceans inhabiting along the coast of Japan. A total of 32 serum samples were examined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using Brucella abortus and B. canis antigens. One serum sample from five melon-headed whales (Peponocephala electra) was positive for B. abortus. No serum sample showed positive for B. canis. The ELISA-positive melon-headed whale serum demonstrated a strong band appearance only against B. abortus antigens in Western blot analysis. Many detected bands were discrete, while some of them had a smeared appearance. The present results indicate that Brucella infection occurred in melon-headed whale population and the bacterial antigenicity is more similar to that of B. abortus than B. canis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Supplemental Index |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
