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DFA TEST [2 records]

Record 1 2023-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Immunology
DEF

A diagnostic test that allows the detection of a specific microorganism through the use of a specific fluorescently labeled antibody that reveals its antigen counterpart.

CONT

The first test [performed on the sample], a direct fluorescent antibody test(DFA), looked for whole, visible Legionella cells with a fluorescent microscope that could see the stained cells. This test was negative for Legionella.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Immunologie
DEF

Épreuve de laboratoire qui repose sur l'utilisation d'un anticorps spécifique couplé à un fluorochrome pour détecter la présence d'un microorganisme donné, c'est-à-dire de son antigène.

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
  • Statistical Methods
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
CONT

Discriminant function analysis(DFA) was used to test how well instream habitat characteristics, and riparian vegetation and bank stability data clustered sites into redside dace population status groups, and to identify influential habitat characteristics. Habitat variables were standardized prior to analysis by subtracting the mean value and dividing by the standard deviation...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Méthodes statistiques
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
  • Métodos estadísticos
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
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