Lectins in diagnostic microbiology: use of wheat germ agglutinin for laboratory identification of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

A lectin slide agglutination test has been developed for the confirmatory identification of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. With wheat germ lectin as an agglutinin, 164 of 165 clinical isolates of N. gonorrhoeae gave a 3 to 4+ reaction within 6 to 8 min. Four gonococcal isolates, even though negative by the...

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Published in:J Clin Microbiol
Main Authors: Schaefer, R L, Keller, K F, Doyle, R J
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 1979
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC273244/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/94598/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.10.5.669-672.1979
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