MycobacteriumaviumMonoclonalAntibodies
ORDERINGINFORMATION
CatalogNo. 18101 | CloneNo. JD10-207.5 | MAbSubtype IgG2a | Size 100ug,500ug | LibraryPackNo. 181101 | 100ug/clone All5clones |
18102 | JD11-419.2 | IgG1 | 100ug,500ug | ||
18103 | JD11-366.1 | IgG1 | 100ug,500ug | ||
18104 | JD12-551.6 | IgG1 | 100ug,500ug |
Format:PurifiedantibodyinPBS,pH7.4
BACKGROUND
Mycobacteriaaresmall,slow-growing,aerobicbacilli.Theyaredistinguishedbyacomplex,lipid-richcellenveloperesponsIBLefortheircharacterizationasacid-fast(ie,resistanttodecolorizationbyacidafterstainingwithcarbolfuchsin)andtheirrelativeresistancetoGramstain.Themostcommonmycobacterialinfectionistuberculosis;othersincludeleprosyandvariousdiseasescausedbyMycobacteriumaviumcomplex.ThetermMycobacteriumaviumcomplex(MAC)referstotwospecies:MaviumandMintracellulare.Becausethesespeciesaredifficulttodifferentiate,theyarealsocollectivelyreferredtoasMycobacteriumavium-intracellulare(MAI).MACprimarilyaffectsindividualswhoareimmunecompromised(eg,fromAIDS,hairycellleukemia,immunosuppressivechemotherapy).
SPECIFICATIONSUMMARY
Antigen:CellextractofM.aviumobtainedfromtheNationalVeterinaryServicesLaboratories,Ames,Iowa.
HostSpecies:Mouse
Specificity:TheseantibodiesrecognizeM.avium.Theydonotcross-reactwithMycobacteriumtuberculosis,Mycobacteriumphlei,CoryNEBacteriumbovis,orMycoplasmabovis.
APPLICATIONS
TheseantibodieshavebeenqualifiedforuseinELISAtodetectM.avium.Endusersshoulddetermineoptimalconcentrationsfortheirapplications.
DILUTIONINSTRUCTIONS
DiluteinPBSormediumthatisidenticaltothatusedintheassaysystem.
STORAGEANDSTABILITY
Theseantibodiesarestableforatleastone(1)yearat-20oto-70oC.Storeproductinappropriatealiquotstoavoidmultiplefreeze-thawcycles.
Forinvitroinvestigationaluseonly.Notintendedforuseintherapeuticordiagnosticprocedures.
