TABLE 2.

Reactions of anti-B, anti-C, anti-Y, and anti-W135 MAbs against 13 known serogroups of meningococci

Serogroup (strain)	Meana ELISA OD with MAb
	Anti-B	Anti-C	Anti-Y	Anti-W135
A (2E)	0.012	0.011	0.028	0.014
B (99M)	0.846b	0.015	0.036	0.019
C (60E)	0.022	3.410	0.026	0.016
D (1613)	0.044	0.040	0.215	0.117
29E (521)	0.021	0.021	0.152	0.066
H (1890)	0.018	0.014	0.150	0.066
I (1486)	0.022	0.020	0.152	0.073
K (7811)	0.025	0.024	0.119	0.060
L (76189)	0.025	0.021	0.176	0.110
W135 (III)	0.014	0.011	0.040	2.973
X (Slaterus X)	0.012	0.012	0.030	0.017
Y (Slaterus Y)	0.020	0.021	1.987	0.058
Z (Slaterus Z)	0.026	0.025	0.066	0.037
No-antigen control	0.001	0.004	0.000	0.002

^aMean of duplicate determinations.

^bValues in bold indicate positive results for binding of serogroup-specific capsular polysaccharide.