| a recombinant antigen-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) for lungworm detection in seals. | pinnipeds are frequently infected by the lungworms otostrongylus circumlitus and parafilaroides gymnurus (metastrongyloidea). infections are frequently associated with secondary bacterial bronchopneumonia and are often lethal. to date, a reliable lungworm diagnosis in individual seals is only possible during necropsy as examination of faeces collected from resting places does not allow assignment to individuals. therefore, a diagnostic tool for lungworm detection in living seals is desirable for ... | 2015 | 26329933 |