Zharnikova, I.V.

Development of suspension diagnosticum for the detection of the infective agent of tularemia

Research Institute for Plague Control, Stavropol, Russia

The matrix for obtaining silica-based diagnosticum was selected, its activation with surfactant was optimized and its immobilization with tularemia immunoglobulins was carried out. In the glass suspension agglutinationt test (SAT) the sensitivity of the diagnosticum was 3.125 Ч 10⁶ to 6.25 Ч 10⁶ microbial cells per ml; the duration of SAT, including the evaluation of its results, was 1—5 minutes.
Zh. Mikrobiol. (Moscow), 2004, No. 1, P. 67—69