TABLE 2.
Studies of two strains for the 11A serotype by Neufeld's test, multibead assay, PCR, and dot blot assay
| Strain | Result for:a
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neufeld's test with rabbit antiseraa | Multibead assay:
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PCR | Dot blot assay with rabbit antiseraa | |||
| Rabbit antiseraa | Hyp11AM1 | Hyp11AM2 | ||||
| BZ435 | + | − | + | − | + | + |
| BZ705 | +b | − | − | − | − | − |
| Control strain 11A | Not tested | + | + | + | + | Not tested |
| Control strain 11B | Not tested | − | − | − | − | Not tested |
| Control strain 11C | Not tested | − | − | − | − | Not tested |
| Control strain 11D | Not tested | + | + | + | + | Not tested |
| Control strain 11F | Not tested | + | + | + | + | Not tested |
a
All the rabbit sera were from Statens Serum Institut (Denmark). +, tested positive for 11A; −, tested negative for 11A.
b
In Neufeld's test, BZ705 did not react with pooled serum T (24) and factor serum 11f, but it did react strongly with factor serum 11c and ambiguously with factor serum 11b.