title: Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against vegetative cells of Bacillus cereus.
abstract: Two monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against Bacillus cereus were produced. The MAbs (8D3 and 9B7) were selected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for their reactivity with B. cereus vegetative cells. They reacted with B. cereus vegetative cells while failing to recognize B. cereus spores. Immunoblotting revealed that MAb 8D3 recognized a 22-kDa antigen, while MAb 9B7 recognized two antigens with molecular masses of approximately 58 and 62 kDa. The use of MAbs 8D3 and 9B7 in combination to develop an immunological method for the detection of B. cereus vegetative cells in foods was investigated.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Service 452, UPRES A 6116 CNRS, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de St Jérôme, Université Aix-Marseille, 13397 Marseille Cedex 20, France.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Charni
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Perissol
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Le Petit
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rugani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal