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Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, January 2001, p. 52-57, Vol. 8, No. 1
Department of Microbiology, Academisch
Ziekenhuis, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Received 8 May 2000/Returned for modification 15 August
2000/Accepted 20 September 2000
Ureaplasma urealyticum comprises 14 serotypes. The existing serotyping methods all use polyclonal
antibodies. These methods are time-consuming and labor-intensive, and
they cannot always be performed on primary isolates; in addition, the
results are difficult to interpret. We developed a new enzyme-linked
immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method using serotype-specific monoclonal
antibodies (MAbs) to enable the serotyping of U. urealyticum isolates from primary broth cultures.
Each of the 14 serotype reference strains was tested against 14 selected MAbs. Homologous reactions were very strong, while
heterologous reactions were negligible. Three cross-reactions were
observed: MAb 5 cross-reacted with serotype 2, MAb 14 cross-reacted
with serotype 3, and MAb 8 cross-reacted with serotype 13. Despite the
cross-reactions observed, all the serotype reference strains of
U. urealyticum could be identified and
differentiated using a combination of MAbs. Reproducibility was
analyzed with a fractionated antigenic preparation and with several
freshly prepared antigens of the same strain. No significant interrun
variation was found with the fractionated antigen, but significant
variations in optical density (OD) values were found when freshly
prepared antigens were tested. However, the variation in OD values did
not influence the overall interpretation of the ELISA: reactions with
homologous MAbs were always prominent compared to those of the negative
controls. This newly developed ELISA using MAbs seems promising for
serotyping of U. urealyticum clinical isolates.
1071-412X/01/$04.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.8.1.52-57.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.
Development of an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
for Serotyping Ureaplasma urealyticum Strains Using
Monoclonal Antibodies
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Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of
Microbiology, Academisch Ziekenhuis, Vrije Universiteit Brussel,
Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090-Brussels, Belgium. Phone: 32-2-477.50.00. Fax:
32-2-477.50.15. E-mail: Anne.Naessens{at}az.vub.ac.be.
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