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. 1986 Nov;52(5):1132–1138. doi: 10.1128/aem.52.5.1132-1138.1986

Evaluation of Diverse Antisera, Conjugates, and Support Media for Detecting Bradyrhizobium japonicum by Indirect Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

Abateni Ayanaba 1,†,*, Karen D Weiland 1, Robert M Zablotowicz 1,‡
PMCID: PMC239186  PMID: 16347212

Abstract

We evaluated three antisera and four enzyme conjugates for the detection of Bradyrhizobium japonicum by an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in microtiter plates. Nitrocellulose membrane sheets were then evaluated as an alternative support medium by using some combinations. Partially purified immunoglobulin G (IgG) or unpurified antisera to strain USDA 110 raised in rabbits, goats, or sheep was reacted in microtiter plates with alkaline phosphatase conjugated to protein A, goat anti-rabbit (GAR), sheep anti-rabbit (SAR), or rabbit anti-goat (RAG) IgG. Cultures or nodules containing homologous rhizobia were detected with equal sensitivity when protein A, GAR, or SAR was reacted with 5 μg of protein IgG per ml or a 1:800 titer of antisera from rabbits, but not goats or sheep. RAG reacted with IgG or antisera from goats or sheep. The detection limit was 2 × 105 rhizobia per well. Rhizobia were spotted on nitrocellulose sheets as an alternative support medium, followed by soaking in 5 μg of protein per ml as IgG and 1:4,000 dilutions of protein A or GAR conjugate. Rhizobia in serogroup 110 were detected with the dye combination Nitro Blue Tetrazolium-5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl phosphate (NBT-BCIP), and rhizobia in serogroup 122 were detected with fast red-naphthol phosphate (FR-NP). At the conclusion of the 5-h assay, purple (NBT-BCIP) or red (FR-NP) spots were visible in positive reactions. The sensitivity of detection was about 1,000 rhizobial cells or 3 μg of nodules tissue.

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