Distribution of Aeromonas hydrophila serogroups in different clinical samples and the development of polyclonal antibodies for rapid identification of the genus Aeromonas by direct agglutination

Sunee KorbsrisateSuwat DumninRungrawan ChawengkirttikulVanchit GherunpongBoonchuay EampokalapCharles GongviseisoogKritsana JanyapoonKancharee LertpocasombatToshio ShimadaMahidol UniversityChulalongkorn UniversityOther Foods Inspection (Foundation)2018-07-242018-07-242002-01-01Microbiology and Immunology. Vol.46, No.12 (2002), 875-879038556002-s2.0-0036918472https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/20226We characterized a collection of 256 Aeromonas hydrophila strains isolated from blood, discharge and stool for their serogroup designation. Of these, 2.3% were untypable and 15.2% were rough strains. Among the typable strains, about 50% comprised serogroups O:11, O:16, O:18, 0:34 and 0:83. To develop rapid differentiation of Aeromonas from other oxidase-positive bacteria, antisera against Aeromonas were produced to establish a direct, genus-specific, agglutination test. It was found that among 105 isolates of Aeromonas, 102 showed positive results with the agglutination test. The calculated sensitivity and specificity were 97.1% and 90.7%, respectively.Mahidol UniversityImmunology and MicrobiologyDistribution of Aeromonas hydrophila serogroups in different clinical samples and the development of polyclonal antibodies for rapid identification of the genus Aeromonas by direct agglutinationArticleSCOPUS10.1111/j.1348-0421.2002.tb02775.x