Abstract
Surface serology is an important determinant in Spiroplasma systematics. Reciprocal antigen/antibody reactions between spiroplasmas and individual antisera delineate the 38 described groups and species. However, reciprocal serology is impractical for large-scale studies. This report describes a successful, streamlined polyvalent screening approach used to examine isolates from an environmental survey.
Translated title of the contribution | Rapid polyvalent screening for large-scale environmental Spiroplasma surveys |
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Original language | Portuguese (Brazil) |
Pages (from-to) | 663-669 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2009 |
Keywords
- Deformation test
- Mollicutes
- Serology
- Spiroplasma