Lectins in diagnostic microbiology: use of wheat germ agglutinin for laboratory identification of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
| Autor: | R L Schaefer, Kenneth F. Keller, Ronald J. Doyle |
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| Rok vydání: | 1979 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Agglutination Neisseria meningitidis medicine.disease_cause Acetylglucosamine Microbiology Epitopes Gonorrhea Agglutinin Agglutination Tests Lectins medicine Humans Triticum biology Galactose Lectin biology.organism_classification Neisseriaceae Virology Neisseria gonorrhoeae Wheat germ agglutinin Agglutination (biology) biology.protein Neisseria Plant Lectins Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 10:669-672 |
| ISSN: | 1098-660X 0095-1137 |
| DOI: | 10.1128/jcm.10.5.669-672.1979 |
| Popis: | A lectin slide agglutination test has been developed for the confirmatory identification of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. With wheat germ lectin as an agglutinin, 164 of 165 clinical isolates of N. gonorrhoeae gave a 3 to 4+ reaction within 6 to 8 min. Four gonococcal isolates, even though negative by the fluoresecent-antibody method, gave strong positive reactions with the wheat germ lectin. Among 23 isolates of Neisseria meningitidis tested, which included representatives of sero-groups A, B, C,D, X, Y, and Z, only one strain in group X gave a false-positive reaction. The nonpathogenic species of Neisseria, as well as Branhamella catarrhalis, all showed negative reactions with the wheat germ agglutinin. The novel method provides a simple, rapid, and inexpensive means for the laboratory diagnosis of gonorrhea and obviates the need for performing second-stage sugar fermentation studies or utilizing the more expensive fluorescent-antibody techniques. |
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