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. 1981 Nov;14(5):582–584. doi: 10.1128/jcm.14.5.582-584.1981

Modified colony indirect epifluorescence test for serotyping Ureaplasma urealyticum and an adaptation to detect common antigenic specificity.

G W Stemke, J A Robertson
PMCID: PMC273993  PMID: 6171581

Abstract

A microtiter method for efficiently serotyping colonies of Ureaplasma urealyticum by immunofluorescence is described. Prior detergent treatment allowed identification of common group determinants.

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