Korean Journal of Veterinary Research (대한수의학회지)

The Korean Society of Veterinary Science (대한수의학회)
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Immunocytochemical identification of Mycobacterium bovis in tissues

소 결핵균의 면역세포화학적 동정

  • Kim, Soon-bok (CoIlege of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Sur, Jung-hyang (CoIlege of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Moon, Oun-gyeong (Gyeongnam Provincial Institute of Animal Health)
  • 김순복 (경상대학교 수의과대학) ;
  • 서정향 (경상대학교 수의과대학) ;
  • 문운경 (경상남도 가축위생시험소)
  • Received : 1992.10.03
  • Published : 1993.01.30
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Abstract

The present study was intended to use the avidin-biotin-peroxidase-antiperoxidase complex (ABPAP) method for the identification of Mycobacterium bovis in the tissue sections of infected cattle. Antibodies and linksera for ABPAP procedure used in incubated order were rabbit anti-Mycobacterium polyvalent antibodies, goat anti-rabbit IgG, rabbit peroxidase-antiperoxidase complex, biotinyl-horse anti-rabbit IgG, and avidin-biotin-peroxidase complex. Where the bacterial antigen was localized by ABPAP, a dark brown deposit occurred in the cytoplasms of macrophages and Langerhans' giant cells of the granulomatous lesions. The method approved to be highly specific for the identification of the bacteria and allowed a precise localization of the bacterial antigen in infected cells.

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Supported by : 한국학술진흥재단