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Studies from S. Sousa et al further understanding of immunization
November 19th, 2008
According to recent research from Limoges, France, "Serotyping is a simple typing method that consists of an immunoenzymatic assay (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay [ELISA]) using synthetic polymorphic peptides derived from Toxoplasma gondii antigens. We developed a new ELISA based on GRA6 C-terminal polymorphic peptides." "Serum samples from 41 human infections due to 23 archetypal (type I, II, or III) and 18 nonarchetypal strains were selected in order to validate this approach. For 20 out of the 23 archetypal infections, there was a clear correlation between microsatellite genotype and GRA6 serotyping. All infections due to nonarchetypal strains were misclassified...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-11-19)
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