title: Comparison of polyclonal rabbit antisera with monoclonal antibodies for serological typing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
abstract: A panel of 219 distinct strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were serotyped with a set of monoclonal antibodies prepared against the serotype strains of the Homma scheme (J. Y. Homma, Jpn. J. Exp. Med. 46:329-336, 1976). A total of 87.6% were typable, and there was very good agreement with the corresponding polyclonal serotype. A high proportion of strains that were polyagglutinating or nontypable with polyclonal antisera were agglutinated by antibody towards Homma group M.
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007106:Immune Sera; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology; D012703:Serotyping
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007106:Immune Sera