Table 1.
Homemade methods used for titration antibodies directed against F. tularensis antigens.
| Method | F. tularensis strain | Antigen | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homemade tests | |||
| TAT | LVS (BB IND 157) | formalin-inactivated bacteria | (Koskela and Salminen, 1985) |
| MAT | Ootake tick strain | formalin-inactivated and safranine-stained bacteria | (Sato et al., 1990) |
| LVS (ATCC 29648) | methanol-fixed bacteria | (Porsch-Ozcürümez et al., 2004) | |
| LVS (BB IND 157) | formalin-inactivated bacteria | (Syrjälä et al., 1986) | |
| hare type B strain | formalin-inactivated and safranine-stained bacteria | (Bevanger et al., 1988) | |
| human type B strain | NA | (Helvaci et al., 2000) | |
| LVS | formalin-inactivated and safranine-stained bacteria | (Splettstoesser et al., 2010) | |
| LVS | formalin-inactivated and safranine-stained bacteria | (Kiliç et al., 2012) | |
| LVS | formalin-inactivated bacteria | (Chaignat et al., 2014) | |
| LVS (NCTC 10857) | formalin-inactivated bacteria | (Yanes et al., 2018) | |
| LAT | Ft | formalin-inactivated and sonicated bacteria | (Rastawicki et al., 2015) |
| IFA | LVS (ATCC 29648) | methanol-fixed bacteria | (Porsch-Ozcürümez et al., 2004) |
| human type B strain | formalin-inactivated bacteria | (Maurin et al., 2011) | |
| ELISA | LVS | Lipopolysaccharide extract | (Carlsson et al., 1979) |
| NA | formalin-inactivated and sonicated bacteria | (Viljanen et al., 1983) | |
| LVS (BB IND 157) | formalin-inactivated and sonicated bacteria | (Koskela and Salminen, 1985) | |
| LVS (BB IND 157) | Bacterial sonicate | (Syrjälä et al., 1986) | |
| LVS (ATCC 29648) | Lipopolysaccharide extract | (Porsch-Ozcürümez et al., 2004; Schmitt et al., 2005) | |
| LVS (ATCC29684) | Lipopolysaccharide extract | (Chaignat et al., 2014) | |
| CF-ELISA | LVS (BB IND 157) | formalin-inactivated and sonicated bacteria | (Koskela and Salminen, 1985) |
| cELISA | hare type B strain (NVF1) | Lipopolysaccharide extract | (Sharma et al., 2013) |
| ICT | NA | Lipopolysaccharide extract (Micromun ®) | (Splettstoesser et al., 2010) |
TAT, tube agglutination test; MAT, microagglutination tests; LAT, latex agglutination test; IFA, immunofluorescence assay; ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; CF-ELISA, complement-fixing ELISA; cELISA, competitive ELISA; ICT, immunochromatographic assay; LVS, live vaccine strain.