Evaluation of bactericidal assay in serotyping Neisseria meningitidis group A.
Seventeen of 22 group A meningococcal strains were separated into four serotypes by a microbactericidal assay using group A antisera. In addition, 6 of 19 of these strains were killed by a group B antiserum and similar cidal patterns were obtained with a group C antiserum. There was little correlation between type and case or carrier isolates, or between types and geographical location.
D001770:Blood Bactericidal Activity; D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000382:microbiology; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000145:classification*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D012703:Serotyping / Q000379:methods*