J Med Microbiol 58 (2009), 863-866; DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.009159-0
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ISSN 0022-2615
Tissue microarray and immunohistochemistry as tools for evaluation of antibodies against Chlamydia-like bacteria
Nicole Borel1,
Nicola Casson2,
José M. Entenza3,
Carmen Kaiser1,
Andreas Pospischil1 and
Gilbert Greub2
1 Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
2 Center for Research on Intracellular Bacteria, Institute of Microbiology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
3 Department of Fundamental Microbiology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Correspondence
Gilbert Greub
gilbert.greub{at}chuv.ch
Received January 8, 2009
Accepted March 6, 2009
Tissue microarray technology was used to establish immunohistochemistry protocols and to determine the specificity of new antisera against various Chlamydia-like bacteria for future use on formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissues. The antisera exhibited strong reactivity against autologous antigen and closely related heterologous antigen, but no cross-reactivity with distantly related species.
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