title: Bacteria as solid phase in a concentration fluorescence immunoassay analysis of antibodies to surface antigens.
abstract: A modified solid-phase fluorescence immunoassay was developed using bacterial cells as the solid phase to screen antibodies produced against surface antigens from a clinical isolate of Escherichia coli, strain 1-149. The bacterial solid phase was used to analyze both polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies. The bacterial concentration fluorescence immunoassay (BCFIA) showed up to 50-fold greater sensitivity in bacterial cell detection as compared to ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay). Moreover, BCFIA was considerably faster than ELISA with uniform reproducibility. This paper demonstrates the utility of using bacteria and their surface antigens as solid-phase matrices for antibody characterization in a FIA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Schwan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Waltenbaugh
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Duncan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D005407:Flagella / Q000276:immunology; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000379:methods*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial