Monoclonal antibodies produced to Streptococcus agalactiae.
Two monoclonal antibodies produced against Streptococcus agalactiae were studied for their specificity and sensitivity. Both reacted strongly in the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and indirect fluorescent antibody test with S agalactiae, but did not react with other gram-positive organisms frequently found in test herds in Mississippi. A procedure for using monoclonal antibodies in the detection of S agalactiae-infected milk samples is proposed.
D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D002417:Cattle; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D008414:Mastitis, Bovine / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000276:immunology*
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial