Applications of Murine Monoclonal Antibodies to the Salmonella Serogroup specific O and Vi antigens in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
Grant Data
Project Title
Applications of Murine Monoclonal Antibodies to the Salmonella Serogroup specific O and Vi antigens in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Dr Tsang, Raymond Shiu Wah
(Principal Investigator)
Start Date
1988-06-01
Amount
87060
Conference Title
Applications of Murine Monoclonal Antibodies to the Salmonella Serogroup specific O and Vi antigens in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
Presentation Title
Keywords
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Discipline
N/A
HKU Project Code
N/A
Grant Type
Strategic Research Fund (UPGC)
Funding Year
1988
Status
Completed
Objectives
To raise murine monoclonal antibodies specific for the lipopolysaccharides of serogroups B, C1, and E Salmonella; together with the murine monoclonal antibodies already produced and characterized to be specific for the Vi and O antigens of serogroups A, C2, and D Salmonella, to investigate if the murine monoclonal antibodies to the Salmonella O factors and Vi antigen can be used to replace the conventional polyclonal O factor and Vi specific antisera for the seroplogical typing of Salmonella; to study the possibility of applying these murine monclonal antibodies to detect Salmonella in selective enrichment broth cultures; to study the feasibility of applying these murine monoclonal antibodies to detect Salmonella directly in clinical specimens or food products.