Development of an in-house appd elisa for Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) antibodies detection in zoo primates

• Main Authors: Lekko, Yusuf Madaki, Che-Amat, Azlan, Ooi, Peck Toung, Omar, Sharina, Ramanoon, Siti Zubaidah, Mazlan, Mazlina, Abdullah Jesse, Faez Firdaus
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia 2024
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/113552/1/113552.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/113552/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/pjtas/browse/regular-issue?article=JTAS-2911-2023

In non-human primates (NHPs), Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) species are the major source of non-tuberculous mycobacteriosis, causing tuberculous-like lesions in lymph nodes and parenchymatous organs in zoo and wildlife animals. Poor species-specific detection by serological diagnosis has negativ...