Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) as a means of taxonomic analysis of Streptomyces and related organisms.
Fourteen Streptomyces strains from various numerical taxonomic classes and representatives of three other genera of actinomycetes were studied using an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (IND-ELISA) to determine their serological relationships. The IND-ELISA results agreed with those from previous numerical taxonomic analyses and Ouchterlony double-diffusion studies. The IND-ELISA method is quicker, more quantitative and less subjective than Ouchterlony assays and thus should be useful in Streptomyces taxonomy. The results indicated that Frankia sp. CpI1 was related to Streptomyces.
D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D013302:Streptomyces / Q000145:classification*; D013305:Streptomyces griseus / Q000145:classification