White leghorn hens were immunized intramuscularly with formalin killed Klebsiella pneumoniae cells to generate Klebsiella pneumoniae antibodies (IgY) in egg yolk. Booster injections of increasing concentrations of antigen were given to raise the antibody level in egg yolk. Amount of protein varied from 0.87 7.4mg/ml in egg yolk throughout the immunization period. The antibodies were partially p...

Monoclonal antibodies (Mabs) were produced against chicken IgY purified from egg yolks. Purity of the IgY was established using immunoelectrophoresis and reducing and non-reducing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Five stable hybrid clones were characterized and Mabs, all belonging to IgG1 isotype, were found to bind to the IgY heavy chain in Western blots. These clones did not cross-react wi...

An indirect sandwich ELISA that can detect as little as 8 ng of African horsesickness virus (AHSV) was developed. Viral antigen was captured from suspension using an immobilized monoclonal antibody specific for an epitope on VP7, a protein that is a major constituent of the virus core. Egg-yolk derived chicken IgY directed against AHSV (serotype 3) was used as the secondary antibody. Since IgY ...

background: cryptosporidium parvum is a parasitic protozoan that functions as important causa­tive agent of diarrhea in human and animals. the host's immune response to surface anti­gens of c. parvum has been previously demonstrated. in this respect, the role of humoral immu­nity in the development of host protective immunity against this protozoon has been well demon­strated. methods: the effe...

Indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay was developed to measure specific antibody activity to outer membrane proteins in sera and egg yolk of chickens exposed to Salmonella Gallinarum infection and also following vaccination. The observed end point titers were used to formulate regression equation and the absorbance data obtained at a single serum dilution were converted directly to antibod...

Egg yolk antibodies, called IgY, were isolated from the egg yolks of chickens immunized with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) 987P. Specific binding activity of IgY against ETEC 987P was found. Whole cell titers remained relatively high during the immunization period (up to 19 weeks). The IgY antibodies cross-reacted with other members of Enterobacteriaceae, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Sal...

Objective: The objective of the present investigation was to develop Chicken Egg Yolk antibodies as an alternative and affordable approach for diagnosis and treatment against dental caries in humans. Materials and Methods: Twenty four week old white leghorn chicken was immunized with formalin killed Streptococcus mutans (MTCC 890) to produce Egg Yolk antibodies (IgY). The amount of egg yolk ant...