Quantifying by monoclonal antibodies of specific IgG, IgM and IgA in the serum of minipigs experimentally infected with Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae

Fifteen minipigs were infected intratracheally with three different doses (108, 105 or 5 × 103 colony forming units) of the reference strains of serotypes 2 or 4 of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, and three remained as controls. The titre of specific IgG, IgM and IgA in the serum was measured weekly for 15 weeks with an indirect elisa using monoclonal antibodies specific for each isotype. IgG attained the highest titres, IgM lower and IgA the lowest, being only detected in four animals. Serotype 4 evoked significantly higher titres than serotype 2 (P≤0·01). In general the highest IgG titres were attained at four to six weeks after infection. Some of the minipigs were reinfected after seven weeks but this evoked an increased titre in only two instances. © 1992.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Gutierrez, C. B., Rodriguez Barbosa, J. I., Tascon, R. I., Rodriguez Ferri, E. F., Domínguez Juncal, Francisco José
Format:	journal article biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 1992
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12792/5181 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/294914
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