Detection of Norwalk-like virus and specific antibody by immune-electron microscopy with colloidal gold immune complexes. |
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Authors: | Y P Lin K Nicholas F R Ball B McLaughlin F R Bishai |
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Affiliation: | Laboratory Services Branch, Ontario Ministry of Health, Toronto, Canada. |
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Abstract: | Direct electron-microscopy (DEM), immune electron microscopy (IEM) and four different procedures of immune electron microscopy with colloidal gold immune complexes were evaluated for the detection of Norwalk-like virus and specific antibody. A solid-phase immune electron microscopy with colloidal gold immune complexes-triple layer method (SPIEMGIC-TLM) is developed for screening patients' specimens for the detection of Norwalk-like virus and its specific antibody. The method demonstrates low non-specific background labelling and is simple, sensitive and easy to perform. A quadruple layer method (SPIEMGIC-QLM), which is a modification of the triple layer method, has been established by adding a cross-linking anti-IgG layer to amplify the reaction and to provide a more sensitive test which is suitable for screening monoclonal antibodies prepared against 32-34-nm Norwalk-like virus isolated in our laboratory. |
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