PERFORMANCE ESTIMATION OF TWO IN-HOUSE ELISA ASSAYS FOR COVID-19 SURVEILLANCE THROUGH THE COMBINED DETECTION OF ANTI-SARS-COV-2 IGA, IGM, AND IGG IMMUNOGLOBULIN ISOTYPES.

The main objective of this study was to estimate the performance, under local epidemiological conditions, of two in-house ELISA assays for the combined detection of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgA, IgM, and IgG immunoglobulins.A total of 94 serum samples were used for the assessment, where 44 corresponded to sera collected before the pandemic (free of SARS-CoV

The western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte, is among the most serious insect pests of maize in North America.One strategy used to manage this pest is transgenic maize that produces one or more crystalline (Cry) toxins derived from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt).To delay Bt resistance by insect pests, refuges of cli

Citrus canker disease caused by Xanthomonas citri subsp.citri (Xcc) is one of the most devastating biotic stresses affecting the citrus industry.Meiwa kumquat (Fortunella crassifolia) is canker-resistant, while Newhall navel orange (Citrus sinensis Osbeck) is canker-sensitive.To understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the differences in resp