title: The differentiation of foot and mouth disease virus strains using an indirect sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay saturation model.
abstract: Sigmoid saturation curves were fitted to the results of titrations of antiserum to foot and mouth disease virus against homologous and heterologous virus strains. Differentiation of strains was readily evident from the different levels of the homologous and heterologous curves. These differences could be quantified by comparison of the saturation curve parameters K and PRmax. Factors which affect variations in K and PRmax and their biological significance were investigated by varying the first phase antibody and the antigen used in the test. PRmax was found to represent an overall combining potential of the antigen with both sera used in the sandwich test. K, which was theoretically a measure of affinity, also reflected antibody titre. Relationships measured using this model were found to correlate with the reference test system--two-dimensional microneutralization.
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D005537:Aphthovirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral