title: Serological typing of coagulase-negative staphylococci using monoclonal antibodies.
abstract: This investigation was to determine whether monoclonal antibodies (Mabs) could be used to differentiate coagulase-negative staphylococci (C-NS) at species and strain level. Mabs were produced to four Staphylococcus epidermidis strains, two S. haemolyticus strains, one S. saprophyticus strain and one S. warneri strain. A panel of nine antibodies was tested for species and strain specificity against five type strains and 65 clinical isolates of C-NS by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Species specificity was found with Mab D150 produced to one S. haemolyticus strain. Using Mab D150 and Mab D198 in conjunction, identification of 90% of S. haemolyticus isolates to species level was achieved. S. saprophyticus Mab K84 reacted with most other strains of C-NS tested but only three S. haemolyticus strains (16%). This finding provides further evidence that S. haemolyticus possesses different surface determinants to other C-NS which could form the basis of a typing scheme for S. haemolyticus using Mabs D150, D198 and K84.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gabelish
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Harbour
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Beard-Pegler
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stubbs
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Steffe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Large
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vickery
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Benn
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology; D003030:Coagulase; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D012703:Serotyping; D013045:Species Specificity; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D003030:Coagulase