METHOD FOR Yersinia pestis Yersinia pseudotuberculosis STRAIN IDENTIFICATION Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC C12Q1/68 G01N33/569 G01N33/577 G01N33/533 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: analysed sample is studied simultaneously by two methods: the first one is a indirect immunofluorescence (IIMF) reaction, while the second one involves a polymerase chain reaction (PCR); the IIMF provides using monoclonal antibodies "BCKK" (P-384D and 434D). The antibodies interact with the capsular antigen F1 specific for Y.pestis species, or the plasmid-temperature-independent surface protein PFV which is found in all Y.pestis strains and rare R-form Y.pseudotuberculosis strains. The bacteria luminescence shows the presence of native or fraction-less Y.pestis bacteria, or typical and PFV-atypical Y.pseudotuberculosis strains in the sample. The PCR is conducted by two pairs of primers vlm33for/ISrevl754 - specific for Y.pestis species, and JS - specific for Y. pseudotuberculosis species. The values derived with the first pair of the primers are estimated as positive if observing the amplicons in 400 bps, and with the second pair if observing the amplicons in 223 bps; the analysed sample is identified by the matching the IIMF and PCR values with the reference strains.

EFFECT: method provides quick identification and high-reliability differentiation of all strains.

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