Serology

Detection of antibodies against Viruses, Bacteria, Parasites

The method of choice used in serology is ELISA (Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay). Alternative methods IFA (Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay) and HIT (Haemagglutination inhibition test) are used as well for verification of ELISA results. Nevertheless, some other methods are used in serological diagnostics: MAT (Micro-agglutination test) for Leptospira serotypes, RPR test (Rapid Plasma Reagens) for Treponema cuniculi.

Antigen Abbreviation Method Host
VIRUSES
Sendai virus SEND ELISA, IFA M, R, H, Gp, Rb
Simian virus 5 SV5 ELISA, IFA H, Gp, Rb
Pneumonia virus of mice PVM ELISA, IFA M, R, H, Gp, Rb
Parainfluenza virus 3 PI-3 IFA Gp
Mouse hepatitis virus MHV ELISA, IFA M
Rat corona virus / Sialodacryoadenitis virus RCV / SDA ELISA, IFA R
Minute virus of mice MVM ELISA, IFA M
Mouse parvovirus (1+2) MPV (1+2) ELISA, IFA M
Kilham rat virus KRV ELISA, IFA R
Rat parvovirus RPV ELISA, IFA R
Rat minute virus RMV ELISA R
Mouse parvovirus / Rat parvovirus NS-1 NS-1 ELISA M, R
Toolan’s H-1 virus H-1 ELISA, IFA R
Theiler’s murine encephalomyelitis virus TMEV/GD VII ELISA, IFA M, R
Rabbit Rota virus ROTA ELISA Rb
Epizootic diarrhea of infant mice (Rota virus) EDIM ELISA, IFA M
Reo virus type 3 REO 3 ELISA, IFA M, R, H, Gp
Ectromelia virus ECTRO ELISA, IFA M
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus LCMV ELISA, IFA M, R, H, Gp
Mouse adenovirus / type 1 (FL) and type 2 (K87) MAD (MAV) 1+2 ELISA, IFA M, R
Guinea pig adenovirus GPAD IFA Gp
Mouse pneumonitis virus (virus K) K ELISA, IFA M
Polyoma virus POLY ELISA, IFA M
Mouse thymic virus MTLV IFA M
Mouse cytomegalovirus MCMV ELISA, IFA M
Guinea pig cytomegalovirus GPCMV ELISA, IFA Gp
Hantaan virus HANT ELISA, IFA M, R
Murine norovirus MNV ELISA, IFA M
Rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus RHDV ELISA Rb
Lactate dehydrogenase elevating virus LDV ENZYMATICLY M
Rat respiratory virus RRV HISTOLOGY R
BACTERIA
Mycoplasma pulmonis MPUL ELISA, IFA M, R
Mycoplasma arthritidis MARTH IFA R
Leptospira sp. (4 serotypes) LEPTO MAT M, R, H, Gp, Rb
Cilia associated respiratory bacillus CARB ELISA, IFA M, R, Rb
Clostridium piliforme (Tyzzer’s disease) CPIL ELISA, IFA M, R, H, Gp, Rb
Chlamydia psittaci CHLAM IFA Gp
Treponema cuniculi TREP RPR Rb
PARASITES
Encephalitozoon cuniculi ECUN ELISA, IFA M, R, H, Gp, Rb
Toxoplasma gondii TOXO IFA M, R, H, Gp, Rb
Giardia sp. (from stool) GIARD ELISA M, R, H, Gp, Rb

Abbreviations used: M - mouse, R - rat, H - hamster, Gp - Guinea pig, Rb - rabbit

AnLab Ltd. offers a following SEROLOGY PROFILES

Species Profile Antigens included
Mouse SMALL SEND, MVM, PVM, GDVII, REO-3, MHV, EDIM, MPV 1+2, NS-1, MPUL (+ MNV on request)
LARGE SEND, MVM, PVM, GDVII, REO-3, MHV, EDIM, MPV 1+2, NS-1, MPUL, LCMV, MAD 1+2, ECTRO, K, POLY, MCMV, MTLV, HANT, ECUN, CARB, CPIL (+MNV on request)
FELASA 3mth SEND, MVM, PVM, GD VII, MHV, MPV 1+2, EDIM, MPUL, CPIL (+ MNV on request)
FELASA Annually SEND, MVM, PVM, GD VII, MHV, MPV 1+2, EDIM, ECTRO, LCMV, MAD 1+2, MCMV, REO-3, MPUL, CPIL (+MNV on request)
Rat SMALL SEND, PVM, RCV/SDA, KRV, H-1, RPV1, RMV, NS-1, REO-3, GDVII, MPUL
LARGE SEND, PVM, RCV/SDA, KRV, H-1, RPV1, RMV, NS1, REO-3, GDVII, LCMV, MAD 1+2, HANT, MPUL, ECUN, CARB,CPIL
FELASA 3mth SEND, PVM, RCV/SDA, KRV, H-1, RPV, MPUL, CPIL
FELASA Annually SEND, PVM, RCV/SDA, KRV, H-1, RPV, HANT, MAD 1+2, REO-3, MPUL, CPIL
Guinea pig SMALL SEND, SV-5, PVM, REO-3
LARGE SEND, SV-5, PVM, REO-3, LCMV, PI-3, GPAD, CPIL, ECUN, TOXO
FELASA 3 mth SEND, GPAD, ECUN, CHLAM
FELASA Annually SEND, GPAD, ECUN, GPCMV, CPIL, CHLAM
Hamster SMALL SEND, SV-5, PVM, REO-3, LCMV
LARGE SEND, SV-5, PVM, REO-3, LCMV, ECUN
FELASA 3 mth SEND, LCMV, CPIL
FELASA Annually SEND, LCMV, ECUN, CPIL
Rabbit SMALL SEND, PVM, SV-5, ROTA
LARGE SEND, PVM, SV-5, ROTA, RHDV, REO-3, LCMV, TREP, CPIL, CARB, ECUN, TOXO
FELASA 3 mth and Annually ROTA, RHDV, ECUN

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