@article{mbs:/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-134-9-2599, author = "Wood, P. R. and Ripper, J. and Radford, A. J. and Bundesen, P. G. and Rylatt, D. B. and Cottis, L. E. and John, M. and Plackett, P.", title = "Production and Characterization of Monoclonal Antibodies Specific for Mycobacterium bovis", journal= "Microbiology", year = "1988", volume = "134", number = "9", pages = "2599-2604", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-134-9-2599", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-134-9-2599", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1465-2080", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "A series of monoclonal antibodies (MAbs), specific for Mycobacterium bovis and BCG strains, were tested extensively for cross-reactivity to a wide range of mycobacterial species using ELISA, Western blotting and dot-blot analysis. The MAbs bound specifically to M. bovis and BCG and showed limited cross-reactivity with some strains of M. tuberculosis. All these MAbs recognized a 22 kDa protein previously termed MPB70, and by competitive ELISA analysis appeared to detect at least three M. bovis-specific determinants on the MPB70 molecule.", }