Serological Detection of Antibodies Against Mycoplasma bovis Infection by Competitive Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (cELISA)
Wentao Fei, Li Yang, Yuhao Zhao, Zhijie Xiang, Chengwei Fang, Yingyu Chen, Changmin Hu, Aizhen Guo · 2026
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Wentao Fei and seven colleagues build a blood test for a costly cattle germ in a 2026 study. Mycoplasma bovis drives pneumonia, mastitis, and joint disease, shrugs off whole antibiotic families, and has no good vaccine, so herds need early, accurate detection. Their competitive ELISA uses a lab-made protein from the germ as bait and a tagged antibody that fights the animal's own antibodies for the binding spots.
Validation ran strong: ninety percent sensitivity, about ninety-six percent specificity, and no confusion with related germs. Repeat runs varied by less than ten percent. Among over a thousand field samples, about fifty-six percent tested positive, and agreement with a shop-bought test topped ninety percent. Extra checks on disputed samples favoured the new test's accuracy. Fei's team offers it as a dependable herd-screening tool for a pathogen that hides well and spreads fast.
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| CREATOR | Wentao Fei, Li Yang, Yuhao Zhao, Zhijie Xiang, Chengwei Fang, Yingyu Chen, Changmin Hu, Aizhen Guo |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 21 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |