Development and evaluation of indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for the determination of immune response to multiple clostridial antigens in vaccinated captive bred southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum)

Table 4 Serum cross-reactions for all Clostridium species

	C. chauvoei antiserum	C. sordellii antiserum	C. septicum antiserum	C. novyi antiserum	C. perfringens type A antiserum
C. chauvoei antigen	1.357	0.206	0.321	0.210	0.319
C. sordellii antigen	0.048	1.058	0.056	0.049	0.176
C. septicum antigen	0.086	0.049	1.835	0.055	0.258
C. novyi antigen	0.060	0.063	0.084	1.691	0.261
C. perfringens type A antigen	0.053	0.066	0.062	0.051	1.597

A cross table representing the OD₄₅₀ values of heterologous international reference sera for evaluating cross reactivity between the five clostridial species indicating the analytical specificity of each assays, assisting in the calculation of assay cut-off values

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