Monoclonal antibody differentiation of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp mycoides small-colony strains causing contagious bovine pleuropneumonia from less important large-colony strains

Authors
Rurangirwa, FR Shompole, PS Wambugu, AN McGuire, TC
Citation
Fr. Rurangirwa et al., Monoclonal antibody differentiation of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp mycoides small-colony strains causing contagious bovine pleuropneumonia from less important large-colony strains, CL DIAG LAB, 7(3), 2000, pp. 519-521
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Immunology
Journal title
CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY IMMUNOLOGY
ISSN journal
1071412X → ACNP
Volume
7
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
519 - 521
Database
ISI
SICI code
1071-412X(200005)7:3<519:MADOMM>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Monoclonal antibody (MAb) PK-2 inhibited the in vitro growth of nine Mycopl asma mycoides subsp. mycoides small-colony strains. In contrast to the resu lts with polyclonal antisera, growth inhibition by MAb PK-2 was specific fo r M. mycoides subsp. mycoides small colony strains and constituted a reliab le means of distinguishing them from other mycoplasmas.