Development and characterization of high-titered, group-specific fluorescent-antibody reagents for direct identification of rickettsiae in clinical specimens.
AUTOR(ES)
Hébert, G A
RESUMO
Rabbits were inoculated with purified antigen preparations of Coxiella burnetii and representative species of the spotted fever and typhus groups of rickettsiae. Their antibody responses were monitored by complement fixation tests; high-titered antisera were fractionated with ammonium sulfate and then labeled with fluorescein isothiocyanate by the dialysis method. The conjugates had homologous 3+ staining titers of 1:256 to 1:2,048 and did not exhibit nonspecific staining. The Rickettsia rickettsii, R. conorii, and R. akari conjugates reacted only with rickettsiae of the spotted fever group; the R. canada, R. prowazekii, and R. typhi conjugates were specific for the typhus group rickettsiae; and the C. burnetii conjugate stained only homologous organisms. One of these conjugates (R. rickettsii) is currently being used to identify rickettsiae in clinical specimens and has already proven its value as a diagnostic tool.
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