title: Rapid identification of Serratia marcescens by coagglutination.
abstract: All 20 O serotypes of Serratia marcescens produce a common, soluble antigen. Crude antigen was obtained by ammonium sulfate precipitation of spent growth medium, antiserum was produced in rabbits, and a coagglutination test for rapid identification of S. marcescens was developed. A total of 701 clinical isolates of gram-negative bacilli were examined, and a 100% correlation between biochemical identification of S. marcescens and identification by coagglutination was found.
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D019081:O Antigens; D012706:Serratia marcescens / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D019081:O Antigens