Characterization of murine monoclonal antibodies against serogroup B salmonellae and application as serotyping reagents

J Clin Microbiol. 1991 Sep;29(9):1899-903. doi: 10.1128/jcm.29.9.1899-1903.1991.

Abstract

Six murine hybridoma monoclonal antibodies reactive with lipopolysaccharide antigens of Salmonella typhimurium were obtained from a fusion of immune spleen cells from mice immunized with S. typhimurium and NS1 myeloma cells. Four antibodies appeared to be specific for serogroup B salmonellae, while the remaining two antibodies were found to be cross-reactive with Salmonella paratyphi A. The exquisite specificities of the Salmonella serogroup B monoclonal antibodies were demonstrated by their unique reactivities with different serotypes of group B salmonellae but with neither other O serogroups of salmonellae nor a wide spectrum of standard strains of other bacterial species. Serotyping of salmonella strains by the slide agglutination method with two of the serogroup B-specific monoclonal antibodies demonstrated their usefulness as serotyping reagents for the identification of serogroup B salmonellae in a routine diagnostic bacteriology laboratory.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Agglutination Tests
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Bacterial*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal*
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • Hybridomas / immunology
  • Immunochemistry
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Mice
  • Salmonella / classification
  • Salmonella / immunology*
  • Serotyping / methods

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Indicators and Reagents