Associated with cell wall
O - antigen
Associated with flagella
H - antigen
Associated with capsule
K - antigen
Specific capsular antigen of Salmonella
Vi - antigen
diagnostic test for S. pyogenes
Schultz-Charlton
antibodies against Salmonella
Widal test
-detects antibodies against Rickettsia
Weil-Felix test
Weil-Felix test uses
OX - 2 and OX - 19
OX - K
derived from Proteus vulgaris
OX - 2 and OX - 19
derived trom Profeus
OX - K
Tuberculosis tests
Mantoux, Mendel’S, Tuberculin,
Vollmer’s and von Pirquet
Diptheria tests
Schick’s test
Scarlet fever test
Dick’s test
Glander’s disease test
Mallein test
Anthrax
ascoli test
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Francis test
uses artificial carriers os reagents (latex, freated RBCs or bacterial cell) which can adsorb test antigen, upon contact with the specific antibody found in a serum agglutination occurs
Particle Agglutination Test
Presence of visible clumps or agglutination
positive result of Particle Agglutination Test
uses soluble antigen which can react with antibodies in the patient’s serum
Flocculation Test
Occurrence of macroscopic or microscopic flocculation (precipitation)
positive result of Flocculation Test
Factors influencing bacterial growth:
• Nutritional requirements
• Environmental factors
3 Major nutritional requirements for Bacterial Growth:
• Carbon source
• Nitrogen source
• (ATP) as Energy source,
representing 50% of the dry weight of a bacterium
Carbon source
COr from air
Autotrophic -