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Abstract
A DOT-ELISA method for detection of 2,3-diacyl-trehalose (DAT, previously referred to as SL-IV antigen) and triglycosyl phenol phthiocerol di-mycocerosate (PGL-Tb1) antigens from Mycobacterium tuberculosis is described. The method enabled the detection of both antigens in 14 clinical isolates of M. tuberculosis from different geographic origins; the presence of the glycolipids was confirmed by chemical analysis. It was therefore concluded that the synthesis of both of these compounds is characteristic of the species.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1448617 DOI: 10.1016/0923-2508(92)90024-i
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Res Microbiol ISSN: 0923-2508 Impact factor: 3.992