Immunodiagnostics Flashcards
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describe direct agglutination
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- combination of an insoluble particulate antigen with its soluble antibody
- forms antigen-antibody complex
- particles clump/agglutinate
- examples:
- bacterial agglutination tests for sero-typing and sero-grouping
- e.g. Vibrio cholerae, Salmonella spp
- bacterial agglutination tests for sero-typing and sero-grouping
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