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Microagglutination Test Versus the Tube Agglutination Test in the Detection of Antibody Against Salmonella Pullorum and Salmonella Typhimurium in Turkeys
Microagglutination tests conducted on field collected sera resulted in 32.7% agreement with the tube agglutination test for Salmonella pullorum. A 36.2% agreement resulted in similar testing for S. typhimurium. Agreement obtained using both stained and unstained antigens in microagglutination test was 22.6% and 32.8% for S. pullorum and S. typhimurium respectively. The microtest was sufficiently sensitive to detect infected turkeys. However, further comparison should be done before use of the microtest in place of the tube test. Results of tests on sera from turkeys inoculated with killed antigens of S pullorum and S typhimurium were inconclusive. The experiment should be repeated using live organisms in order to obtain better antibody production.
Undergraduate thesis written for Program year: 1977-1978
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University Undergraduate Fellows, sponsored by Veterinary Microbiology Department.