TABLE 2.
Reaction of suspect canine ehrlichiosis sera by IFA and with recombinant E. canis proteins as determined by Western immunoblot
| Dog no. | IFA titer | Reactiona with E. canis recombinant protein:
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| P43 | P140 | P28 | ||
| 1 | 160 | + | + | + |
| 2 | >2,560 | + | + | + |
| 3 | 80 | + | + | + |
| 4 | 2,560 | + | + | + |
| 5 | >2,560 | + | + | + |
| 6 | 2,560 | + | + | + |
| 7 | 640 | + | + | + |
| 8 | >2,560 | + | + | + |
| 9 | 80 | + | + | + |
| 10 | >40,960 | + | + | + |
| 11 | 40 | + | + | + |
| 12 | 1,280 | + | + | + |
| 13 | 160 | + | + | + |
| 14 | 10,240 | + | + | + |
| 15 | 20,480 | + | + | + |
| 16 | 640 | + | + | − |
| 17 | >10,240 | + | + | + |
| 18 | >10,240 | + | + | + |
| 19 | 2,560 | + | + | + |
| 20 | 5,120 | + | + | + |
| 21 | 10,240 | + | + | + |
| 22 | 5,120 | + | + | + |
| 23 | <40 | − | − | − |
| 24 | <40 | − | + | − |
| 25 | <40 | − | + | − |
| 26 | <40 | − | + | − |
| 27 | <40 | − | − | − |
| 28 | <40 | − | − | − |
| 29 | <40 | − | + | − |
| 30 | <40 | − | + | − |
| 31 | <40 | + | + | − |
| 32 | <40 | − | + | − |
| 33 | <40 | − | − | − |
| 34 | <40 | − | − | − |
| 35 | <40 | − | + | − |
| 36 | <40 | − | + | − |
| 37 | <40 | − | + | − |
| 38 | <40 | − | + | − |
| 39 | <40 | + | + | − |
| 40 | <40 | + | − | − |
| 41 | <40 | − | − | − |
| 42 | <40 | − | + | − |
+ , reaction; −, no reaction.