title: Rapid polyvalent screening for largescale environmental Spiroplasma surveys.
abstract: Surface serology is an important determinant in Spiroplasma systematics. Reciprocal antigen/antibody reactions between spiroplasmas and individual antisera delineate the 38 described groups and species. However, reciprocal serology is impractical for large-scale studies. This report describes a successful, streamlined polyvalent screening approach used to examine isolates from an environmental survey.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology and Institute of Arthropodology and Parasitology, Georgia Southern University Statesboro , , GA 30460 USA.
authors.forename: Frank E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: French
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Whitcomb
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Williamson
authors.forename: Laura B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Regassa
keywords: deformation test; mollicutes; serology; spiroplasma
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