| seroepidemiological survey of corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis infection in sheep in japan using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunodiffusion. | sera from 1186 apparently healthy sheep in hokkaido were examined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) and immunodiffusion (id) for the presence of antibodies against corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis. elisa-positives were 466 (39.3%) while id-positives were 330 (27.8%). spread of caseous lymphadenitis in sheep in hokkaido was thus clarified. although id was less sensitive than elisa in detecting the antibodies against c. pseudotuberculosis it did not give any non-specific reaction. fro ... | 1989 | 2514314 |