- mallein test
- mallein test,a test for glanders in which mallein is injected into the animal's eye. If the animal is diseased, inflammation of the eye covering occurs.
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Mallein test — The mallein test is a sensitive and specific clinical test for glanders, a disease of equids (horses, donkeys, mules). Mallein, a protein fraction of the glanders organism ( Burkholderia mallei ), is injected intradermo palpebrally or given by… … Wikipedia
mallein test — a skin test analogous to the tuberculin test, using mallein to test whether an animal has been exposed to glanders … Medical dictionary
Mallein — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 A24 Rotz [Malleus] und Melioidose [Pseudorotz] A24.0 Rotz, Infektion durch Burkholderia mallei, Malleus … Deutsch Wikipedia
mallein — mal·le·in mal ē ən n a product containing toxic principles of the bacillus of glanders and used to test for the presence of infection with that organism * * * mal·le·in (malґe in) [L. malleus glanders] a concentrate prepared from cultures or… … Medical dictionary
mallein — ˈmalēə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary malle (from New Latin mallei specific epithet of the glanders producing bacterium Actinobacillus mallei , gen. of malleus glanders) + in … Useful english dictionary
Rotz (Krankheit) — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 A24 Rotz [Malleus] und Melioidose [Pseudorotz] A24.0 Rotz, Infektion durch Burkholderia mallei, Malleus … Deutsch Wikipedia
Glanders — Classification and external resources ICD 10 A24.0 ICD 9 024 … Wikipedia
Burkholderia mallei — Scientific classification Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Pro … Wikipedia
Epizootic lymphangitis — is a contagious lymphangitis disease of horses and mules caused by caused by the fungus Histoplasma farciminosum . [OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals 2004 Chapter 2.5.13, [http://www.oie.int/eng/normes/mmanual/A… … Wikipedia
mal|le|in — «MAL ee uhn», noun. a product of the glanders bacillus, used in the mallein test. ╂[< New Latin malleus glanders (< Latin malleus hammer] … Useful english dictionary
