Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Immunoblot analysis of specific antigen bands predictable for Dirofilaria immitis infection in cats.
- Journal:
- Veterinary parasitology
- Year:
- 2005
- Authors:
- Hayasaki, Mineo et al.
- Affiliation:
- School of Veterinary Medicine · Japan
- Species:
- cat
Abstract
Serial sera from four mongrel cats experimentally inoculated with infectious larvae of Dirofilaria immitis were analyzed by immunoblot patterns against a phosphate buffered saline-extract of D. immitis. Antigen-specific protein bands detected indicate that the low molecular weight bands of 36, 32, 22, 19 and 14 kDa, are predictable for positive adult worm infection, suggesting diagnostic usefulness for adult D. immitis infection in cats.
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