Applicability of the Platelia EIA® Aspergillus test for the diagnosis of aspergilosis in penguins
Abstract Even today, an effective diagnostic test for aspergillosis in penguins is unknown, being the gold standard post-mortem examinations. The fungal antigen galactomannan (GM) has been used as a biomarker of disease in humans and is detected by the Platelia Aspergillus EIA (BioRad)®, a commerci...
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Language: | English |
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Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
2018-08-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Biology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842018005021103&lng=en&tlng=en |