A simple technique to differentiate between animals infected with Yersinia enterocolitica IX and those infected with Brucella abortus. Academic Article

abstract

• While both Brucella abortus and Yersinia enterocolitica IX have O antigens in common, they differ significantly with respect to motility. Thus Br abortus is always non-motile while Y enterocolitica is motile when grown at room temperature. The presence of yersinia H agglutinins in serum can be shown to be evidence of previous exposure to Y enterocolitica. These agglutinins are not generated by brucella infection. A rapid H agglutination test will serve to provide this differentiation without interference from cross-reacting O antigens.

authors

• Tizard, Ian

published proceedings

• Res Vet Sci

author list (cited authors)

• Mittal, K. R., & Tizard, I. R.

citation count

• 14

complete list of authors

• Mittal, KR||Tizard, IR

publication date

• March 1979

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Research in Veterinary Science  Journal

keywords

• Agglutination Tests
• Animals
• Antigens, Bacterial
• Brucella Abortus
• Brucellosis, Bovine
• Cattle
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Humans
• Yersinia
• Yersinia Infections

PubMed Central ID

• 122268

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/S0034-5288(18)32927-8

start page

• 248

end page

• 250

volume

• 26

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0034-5288(18)32927-8