Detection of serum antibody reactivity to <i>B</i>. <i>bovis</i> infected erythrocyte and normal erythrocyte antigens after inoculation with a blood stabilate.

<p>Serum antibody from representative deer challenged with either <i>B</i>. <i>bovis</i> blood stabilate (Doe 1) or a larval extract containing <i>B</i>. <i>bovis</i> sporozoites (Doe 5) was evaluated by immunoblot. a) <i>B</i>. <i>bovis</i> infected erythrocyte antigen and b) normal bovine erythrocyte antigen. Steer: challenged with <i>B</i>. <i>bovis</i> blood stabilate and C151: bovine persistently infected with <i>B</i>. <i>bovis</i>. DPI: days post-inoculation.