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Latex agglutination test

Latex agglutination test

a passive agglutination test in which antigen is adsorbed onto latex particles which then clump in the presence of antibody specific for the adsorbed antigen.

Synonym: latex fixation test.


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Re: Staphyltect test mechanism

... linking IgG antibodies onto the surface of some kind of particles, e.g. latex beads. This allows one "antibody bead" to bind together much ... and while doing that also other such particles - this in turn forms agglutination visible by naked eye. Sole IgG antibodies are relatively weakly ...

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by biohazard
Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:48 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Staphyltect test mechanism
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