Development of an antigen-specific ELISPOT to detect intestinal antibody responses to the swine whipworm, Trichuris suis

The swine whipworm, Trichuris suis, is a parasite present throughout the United States and is of concern to the swine industry worldwide because it is very pathogenic to growing pigs. The economic threat posed by T. suis and other intestinal parasite infections has created a strong interest in the d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kellman, Maxine Franchestcê
Other Authors: Veterinary Medical Sciences
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/39493
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10022007-144727/