A study of foot-and-mouth disease virus strains by complement fixation. II. A comparison of tube and microplate tests for the differentiation of strains.
Several foot-and-mouth disease virus strains were examined by complement-fixation tests in microplates and in tubes. It was established that the two systems are comparable, although greater reproducibility is obtained with tube tests. While microplate tests are a satisfactory method for the differentiation of strains, tube tests provide a more precise method for the identification of small antigenic differences.
D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D005537:Aphthovirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D006168:Guinea Pigs / Q000276:immunology; D008722:Methods
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral