Serum bactericidal assay for N. meningitidis specific antisera

The present invention relates to the field of Serum Bactericidal Activity (SBA) assays for Gram negative bacteria, in particular N. meningitidis. The SBA assay is the most important method for measuring functional activity of scrum antibodies against meningococcus. In order to determine whether a su...

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Main Authors WEYNANTS, VINCENT, POOLMAN, JAN, DE VLEESCHAUWER, ISABEL, DURANT, NATHALIE
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 21.07.2010
Subjects
BEER
BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
COMPOSITIONS THEREOF
CULTURE MEDIA
ENZYMOLOGY
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MEASURING
METALLURGY
MICROBIOLOGY
MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES
MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
PHYSICS
PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS
SPIRITS
TESTING
VINEGAR
WINE
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Summary:The present invention relates to the field of Serum Bactericidal Activity (SBA) assays for Gram negative bacteria, in particular N. meningitidis. The SBA assay is the most important method for measuring functional activity of scrum antibodies against meningococcus. In order to determine whether a subject or a population is seropositive against invasive meningococcus the SBA test should ideally be both sensitive and specific. The inventors have found the standard N. meningitidis serotype A and W SBAs can be significantly improved in this regard.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20100160317