in this study 19 blv infected and 2 healthy lymph nodes were analysed by western blotting to detect viral p 24 antigen . western blotting was carried out by rabbit anti p24 serum and p24 monoclonal antibody. rabbit serum in western blotting could detect 45, 50, 54, 58 and less than 19 kd bands of proteins and monoclonal antibody could detect 30, 32, 39, 45, 50 and 53 kd bands. our results indic...

Cholera outbreak is more common in developing countries. The causative agent of the disease is Vibrio cholerae strains O1 and O139. Traditional diagnostic testing for Vibrio is not always reliable, because Vibrio can enter a viable but non cultivable state. Therefore, nucleic acid-based tests have emerged as a useful alternative to traditional enrichment testing.       In this investigation, a...