TABLE 2.
Examination of sera from naturally infected cows with the specific antibody ELISAa
| Animal | Antibody levels to peptide(s):
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RA1 | RA2 | RA3 and RB1 | RA4.1 and RB2.1 | RA4.2 and RB2.2 | RE1 | RF1 | RF2 | |
| 1 | 0.557 | 0.310 | 0.400 | 0.256 | 1.681 | 0.390 | 1.435 | 0.671 |
| 4 | 1.826 | 0.576 | 1.108 | 0.545 | 2.755 | 0.750 | 2.005 | 0.818 |
| 7 | 0.411 | 0.521 | 0.374 | 0.265 | 1.780 | 0.685 | 0.833 | 0.868 |
| 14 | 0.453 | 0.436 | 0.309 | 0.369 | 1.492 | 0.764 | 0.833 | 0.778 |
| 22 | 0.544 | 0.343 | 0.339 | 0.223 | 1.074 | 0.313 | 0.941 | 0.641 |
| 23 | 0.477 | 0.618 | 0.431 | 0.387 | 2.750 | 0.869 | 1.739 | 0.921 |
| Control | 0.209 | 0.228 | 0.278 | 0.178 | 2.683 | 0.301 | 0.676 | 0.512 |
Results are expressed in units of optical density. Readings more than twice the value for the control are shown in bold type.