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An indirect fluorescent antibody technique was used as a method of rapidly assessing and identifying sulphate-reducing bacteria. Five specific antisera and one polyvalent serum were raised and tested against 44 strains of the genera Desulfovibrio and Desulfotomaculum along with 4 control organisms. Immunofluorescence was found to be mainly strain specific with the sulphate-reducing bacteria although weak fluorescence was seen both within and between recognised groups. A polyvalent antiserum was successfully used to detect sulphate-reducing bacteria. No interference from 4 control organisms was found.
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Smith, A.D. Immunofluorescence of sulphate-reducing bacteria. Arch. Microbiol. 133, 118–121 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00413523
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00413523