title: Serotyping and electron microscopy studies of Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates with monoclonal antibodies to capsular polysaccharide types 5 and 8.
abstract: Monoclonal antibodies to Staphylococcus aureus capsular polysaccharide types 5 and 8 were prepared and used to serotype 821 clinical isolates of S. aureus from four countries. The capsular polysaccharide-binding sites on the bacterial membrane were examined by transmission and scanning electron microscopy.
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000939:Epitopes / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007122:Immunoelectrophoresis; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology*; D012703:Serotyping; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000939:Epitopes; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial