Virostat has released two Legionella pneumophila monoclonal antibodies.
Legionella pneumophila is a gram negative organism found in the natural environment.
It can infect humans, setting up an infection of the pulmonary alveolar macrophages.
This condition has also been termed Legionnaire's disease.
Although there are 64 serogroups of Legionella, 70-90 per cent of cases of pneumonia are caused by serogroup one of Legionella pneumophila.
Virostat has released two new monoclonal antibodies that react with the LPS of all serogroup 1 strains tested (11 strains).
These antibodies can form a pair for the detection of SG1 LPS in various sources.
