Immunotyping of Chlamydia trachomatis with monoclonal antibodies.
Immunotyping of Chlamydia trachomatis with monoclonal antibodies.
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用单克隆抗体对沙眼衣原体进行免疫分型。
DOI:
10.1093/infdis/152.4.791
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发表时间:
1985
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通讯作者:
Grayston,JT
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作者:
Wang,SP;Kuo,CC;Barnes,RC;Stephens,RS;Grayston,JT
Rapid and precise immunotyping ofChlamydia trachomatiswas achieved by testing whole organisms (elementary bodies) in the microimmunofluorescence test with monoclonal antibodies. Monoclonal antibodies were produced with standard techniques by using an immunization schedule that encouraged the development of immunotype-specific antibodies. Fifteen mono typic or multitypic (subspecies) monoclonal antibodies were chosen for use in a two-step typing system that required strains ofC. trachomatisto be tested against six to eight monoclonal antibodies for classification. Immunotyping with monoclonal antibodies was studied by testing 313 strains, typed with the previous method that utilized immunized mouse antisera, that represented each of the 15 established serovars. The two-step monoclonal antibody method resulted in a classification similar to the current one. Only one strain typed differently with the two methods. With the monoclonal antibody method, available lymphogranuloma venereum (LOV) serovars L1 and L3 could not be differentiated from trachoma serovars E and G, respectively, unless the strains had been identified as LOV. Monoclonal antibody typing was simpler to perform and more precise; it allowed easy differentiation between closely related serovars. Three new types were discovered among the strains previously classified as serovars D, I, and L2. These are tentatively being considered subtypes and are labeled D′, I′, and L,′.