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  • Title: A serological survey on Bacillus piliformis infection in laboratory rabbits in Japan.
    Author: Goto K, Itoh T, Takakura A, Kunita S, Terada E, Kagiyama N.
    Journal: Jikken Dobutsu; 1991 Apr; 40(2):231-3. PubMed ID: 2044670.
    Abstract:
    A total of 544 rabbit sera obtained from 6 commercial breeding facilities and 9 research institutions during 1985-1990 were tested for Bacillus piliformis antibody by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and indirect immunofluorescent antibody test (IFAT). The antibody was detected in 53 (14.2%) rabbits from 3 breeding facilities and 30 (17.4%) rabbits from 6 research institutions, indicating the prevalence of B. piliformis infection among laboratory rabbits in Japan. The overall agreement with ELISA for immune status was 96.9% (527/544) with IFAT. In tests of the ability of ELISA and IFAT to quantitate antibody, a correlation coefficient (r) of 0.86 (P less than 0.01) was obtained by plotting the measured average log of the ELISA titer against the corresponding log of the IFAT titer.
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