Improved enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to reveal Mycoplasma agassizii exposure: a valuable tool in the management of environmentally sensitive tortoise populations.

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Published in Clin Vaccine Immunol on July 11, 2007

Authors

Lori D Wendland1, Laurie A Zacher, Paul A Klein, Daniel R Brown, Dina Demcovitz, Ramon Littell, Mary B Brown

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathology, Box 110880, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. wendlandl@mail.vetmed.ufl.edu

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