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  • Title: Competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using monoclonal antibodies to the Brucella melitensis BP26 protein to evaluate antibody responses in infected and B. melitensis Rev.1 vaccinated sheep.
    Author: Debbarh HS, Zygmunt MS, Dubray G, Cloeckaert A.
    Journal: Vet Microbiol; 1996 Dec; 53(3-4):325-37. PubMed ID: 9008343.
    Abstract:
    Competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (C-ELISA) was performed using 15 monoclonal antibodies (MAbs), specific for Brucella BP26 (previously also called CP28), a periplasmic protein antigen, to investigate antibody responses in naturally and B. melitensis H38 experimentally infected and B. melitensis Rev.1 vaccinated sheep. The antigen preparation consisted of cytosoluble protein extract (CPE) of B. melitensis B115. By combining the C-ELISA results of several MAbs, a high percentage of naturally infected animals were detected which showed different status in the current conventional diagnostic tests. Indeed, 90% of sheep which were positive in the conventional bacteriological and serological tests were positive in C-ELISA. 72% of the bacteriologically negative but serologically and delayed type hypersensitivity positive sheep were also positive in the C-ELISA. Moreover, 79% of the bacteriologically and serologically negative sheep but delayed type hypersensitivity positive were also detected by C-ELISA. Thus, these results confirmed the importance of BP26 as a frequently recognized target of the humoral immune response of infected sheep. The 8 B. melitensis H38 experimentally infected sheep showed various degrees of antibody responses at the 90th day after infection, which was delayed in comparison to that against O-polysaccharide (O-PS). Of the 15 MAbs tested, only one MAb was weakly inhibited (20 to 35% inhibition) by 56% of negative control sera. Furthermore, no antibody response against BP26 was detected in B. melitensis Rev.1 vaccinated sheep. Results of the C-ELISA with the 15 MAbs showed individual variability of the antibody responses against BP26. Thus, it is suggested that several epitopes of BP26 are of interest for diagnosis of B. melitensis infection in sheep.
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