Asbakk K, Gall D, Stuen S
Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Department of Arctic Veterinary Medicine, Tromsø, Norway.
Zentralbl Veterinarmed B. 1999 Nov;46(9):649-57. doi: 10.1046/j.1439-0450.1999.00281.x.
An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the screening of brucellosis in reindeer was developed. The assay, which utilizes s-LPS from Brucella abortus as antigen and biotin-labelled rabbit antibody to reindeer immunoglobulin as detecting antibody, has a high specificity and sensitivity, as indicated in a validation with sera from reindeer cultured positive for Brucella suis biovar 4 and sera from reindeer free of brucellosis.