LegionellapneumophilaSEROgroup1LPSMonoclonalAntibody
LegionellapneumophilaareGram-negativeaerobiccoccobacilliisolatedfromnaturalandartificialfreshwaterreservoirs.TheoutermembraneofL.pneumophilaiscomprisedofauniquelipopolysaccharide(LPS)whichislessendotoxicthanenterobacterialLPS.SerogroupsofL.pneumophilaareclassifiedbasedonO-antigendeterminantsoftheircellwallsidechains.L.pneumophilaispathogenicforhumans,andithasnoknownsoiloranimalsources.ItisresponsIBLeformorethan98%ofthecasesofLegionnaires’Disease,andabout95%ofcasesareduetoserogroup1.Ithasbeenisolatedfromnumerousenvironmentalsitesaswellasfromhumanlungtissue,respiratorysecretions,blood,andurine.
ThisantibodyrecognizesLPSofL.pneumophilaserogroup1(SG1).Itdoesnotreactwithserogroups2-9,Legionellabozemanae,orBranhamellacatarrharlis.
APPLICATIONSELISA:useat0.1-1.0ug/mlwithLPSonthesolidphaseat5ug/ml.Thesearerecommendedconcentrations.Endusersshoulddetermineoptimalconcentrationsfortheirapplications.
DiluteinPBSormediumthatisidenticaltothatusedintheassaysystem.
Thisantibodyisstableforatleastone(1)yearifstoredat-20oC.Store
productinappropriatealiquotstoavoidmultiplefreeze-thawcycles.
Forinvitroinvestigationaluseonly.Notforuseintherapeuticordiagnosticprocedures.