Immunodiffusion test for serodiagnosing subcutaneous zygomycosis.
Abstract: Culture filtrate antigens of Basidiobolus ranarum and Conidiobolus coronatus were analyzed by immunodiffusion (ID) with homologous rabbit antisera. B. ranarum and C. coronatus were each found to have five specific antigens. Results of tests with heterologous antisera indicated that all of the species shared at least one antigen. ID tests incorporating the specific precipitin bands as references were developed for detection of basidiobolomycosis and conidiobolomycosis. These tests were performed with sera from humans and horses with proven basidiobolomycosis and conidiobolomycosis as well as with control sera from humans and animals with and without heterologous mycotic and oomycotic infections. Only sera from cases of basidiobolomycosis and conidiobolomycosis produced lines of identity with the reference precipitates of B. ranarum and C. coronatus, respectively. The ID tests were found to be completely sensitive and specific for determining the etiology of zygomycosis caused by these two species. In addition they appeared useful for monitoring resolution of the infections.
Publication Date: 1990-09-01 PubMed ID: 2121787PubMed Central: PMC268072DOI: 10.1128/jcm.28.9.1887-1890.1990Google Scholar: Lookup
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This research evaluates an immunodiffusion test for diagnosing subcutaneous zygomycosis, a fungal infection. It was found that the test, based on mushroom-derived antigens and tested on rabbit antibodies, shared common antigen across B. ranarum and C. coronatus species; serving as a sensitive and specific method for identifying the type of zygomycosis and monitoring the treatment response.
Antigen Analysis and Identification
- The first step of the research was to investigate the antigens using culture filtrates from B. ranarum and C. coronatus.
- With the application of immunodiffusion (an analysis method based on the diffusion and reaction of antigens and antibodies), they were able to identify five specific antigens for each of the fungi species.
- Another discovery was that all the fungi species under investigation shared at least one common antigen. This commonality was revealed through tests with heterologous antisera, or antisera from other species.
Development of Immunodiffusion Tests
- Immunodiffusion tests were then developed using the identified specific antigens as reference points. The goal was to detect basidiobolomycosis and conidiobolomycosis, the diseases caused by B. ranarum and C. coronatus respectively.
- These tests were carried out using sera (the liquid part of blood without cells and clotting factors) from humans and horses confirmed to have basidiobolomycosis and conidiobolomycosis.
- Control sera were also used from humans and animals both with and without other fungal and oomycotic (caused by water molds) infections.
Validating the Immunodiffusion Tests
- The results showed that only the sera from cases of basidiobolomycosis and conidiobolomycosis produced “lines of identity” with the reference precipitates of B. ranarum and C. coronatus, respectively. Lines of identity in antibody-antigen tests indicate the presence of the specific antigen (and therefore the specific disease).
- The immunodiffusion tests were therefore determined to be completely sensitive and specific for diagnosing zygomycosis caused by these two fungal species.
- Another noteworthy outcome was that the tests appeared useful in monitoring the resolution of the infections and the treatment response.
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APA
Kaufman L, Mendoza L, Standard PG.
(1990).
Immunodiffusion test for serodiagnosing subcutaneous zygomycosis.
J Clin Microbiol, 28(9), 1887-1890.
https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.28.9.1887-1890.1990 Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Division of Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
MeSH Terms
- Animals
- Antibodies, Fungal
- Antigens, Fungal / isolation & purification
- Entomophthora / immunology
- Horse Diseases / diagnosis
- Horse Diseases / immunology
- Horses
- Humans
- Immunodiffusion / methods
- Mucormycosis / diagnosis
- Mucormycosis / immunology
- Mucormycosis / veterinary
- Species Specificity
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