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The use of monoclonal antibodies to differentiate isolates of herpes simplex types 1 and 2 by neutralisation and reverse passive haemagglutination tests
Author(s) -
Buckmaster E. A.,
Cranage M. P.,
McLean C. S.,
Coombs R. R. A.,
Minson A.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of medical virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9071
pISSN - 0146-6615
DOI - 10.1002/jmv.1890130209
Subject(s) - virology , herpes simplex virus , neutralization , hemagglutination , monoclonal antibody , antibody , biology , serotype , infectivity , virus , immunology
Monoclonal antibodies specific for herpes simplex type 1 or type 2 were used in reverse passive haemagglutination tests or infectivity neutralisation tests to serotype 100 isolates of herpes simplex virus (HSV). All isolates were independently serotyped by measuring their sensitivity to bromovinyl deoxyuridine. Reverse passive haemagglutination tests with type‐specific antibodies directed against the HSV glycoprotein D and major DNA binding protein gave results in perfect agreement with the results of drug‐sensitivity measurement. A single isolate behaved anomalously in the neutralisation test with a type 1‐specific antibody directed against glycoprotein A/B. Restriction‐enzyme analysis of virus DNA suggests that this isolate contains a variant glycoprotein A/B. The two methods used for serotyping proved very sensitive, giving adequate results with samples containing as little as 100 plaque forming units (pfu) of HSV. The reverse passive haemagglutination test has the additional advantages of speed and simplicity.