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Dense-Granule Protein NcGRA7, a New Marker for the Serodiagnosis of Neospora caninum Infection in Aborting Cows
Penglong Huang,
Min Liao,
Houshuang Zhang,
Eung-goo Lee,
Yoshifumi Nishikawa,* and
Xuenan Xuan
National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
Received 18 June 2007/
Returned for modification 3 October 2007/
Accepted 16 October 2007
To investigate whether the production of an antigen-specific antibody is associated with Neospora caninum-induced bovine abortion, 62 serum samples were tested with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using the recombinant antigens NcSAG1, NcSRS2, and NcGRA7. Our study suggested that NcGRA7 would be a new marker for the serodiagnosis of N. caninum infection resulting in abortion.
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan. Phone: 81-155-49-5886. Fax: 81-155-49-5643. E-mail: nisikawa{at}obihiro.ac.jp
Published ahead of print on 24 October 2007.
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