SEROSURVEY OF TOXOPLASMA-GONDII IN NORTH-ATLANTIC MARINE MAMMALS BY THE USE OF AGGLUTINATION-TEST EMPLOYING WHOLE TACHYZOITES AND DITHIOTHREITOL

Authors
OKSANEN A TRYLAND M JOHNSEN K DUBEY JP
Citation
A. Oksanen et al., SEROSURVEY OF TOXOPLASMA-GONDII IN NORTH-ATLANTIC MARINE MAMMALS BY THE USE OF AGGLUTINATION-TEST EMPLOYING WHOLE TACHYZOITES AND DITHIOTHREITOL, Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases, 21(2), 1998, pp. 107-114
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Immunology,"Veterinary Sciences",Microbiology
Journal title
Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
01479571
Volume
21
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
107 - 114
Database
ISI
SICI code
0147-9571(1998)21:2<107:SOTINM>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Serum samples from North Atlantic populations of harp seal, Phoca groe nlandica (n = 316), ringed seal, Phoca hispida (n = 48), hooded seal, Cystophora cristata (n = 78), and minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostr ata (n = 202), were tested for Toxoplasma gondii-specific IgG. The mod ified agglutination test (MAT) was slightly modified to be more user-f riendly by replacing the 0.2 M 2-mercaptoethanol with 10 mM dithiothre itol. No positive samples were found at 1:40 dilution. (C) 1998 Publis hed by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.