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A study of foot-and-mouth disease virus strains by complement fixation: II. A comparison of tube and microplate tests for the differentiation of strains

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

A. J. Forman
Affiliation:
Animal Virus Research Institute, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey, GU24 0NF
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Several foot-and-mouth disease virus strains were examined by complement-fixation tests in microplates and in tubes. It was established that the two systems are comparable, although greater reproducibility is obtained with tube tests. While microplate tests are a satisfactory method for the differentiation of strains, tube tests provide a more precise method for the identification of small antigenic differences.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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