Inventors:
Michael M. Jochim - Arvada CO
Suzanne C. Jones - Lakewood CO
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
Argriculture - Washington DC
International Classification:
C12P 2100, C12N 1500, C12N 500, C12Q 100
Abstract:
Hybrid cell lines which secret monoclonal antibody which is group-specific to bluetongue virus (BTV) antigen and which does not react to antigenically related epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus antigen are disclosed. The antibodies identify BTV in infected cell cultures with immunofluorescence and provide a means for ready diagnosis of BTV in animals.