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NEW IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE METHOD FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF GROUP A, B, C, E, F, AND G STREPTOCOCCI
Author(s) -
CARS OTTO,
FORSUM URBAN,
HJELM EVA
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
acta pathologica microbiologica scandinavica section b microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0304-131X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1975.tb00085.x
Subject(s) - immunofluorescence , identification (biology) , group (periodic table) , group a , group b , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , physics , biology , antibody , immunology , botany , quantum mechanics
An immunofluorescence method for the identification of groups A, B, C, E, F, and G betahaemolytic streptococci has been developed, using FITC‐labelled F(ab′) 2 fragments of IgG with optimal staining characteristics. The method is useful for the rapid confirmation of betahaemolytic streptococci in cultures; in a blind comparison with Lancefield grouping, there was a 97 per cent agreement.