ImmuLex™ Pneumococcus Antisera
Pneumococci are enclosed within a capsule consisting of repeated units of polysaccharides. The composition of the polysaccharides defines the serotype.
Product description
All SSI Diagnostica latex products are called ImmuLexTM (a contraction of Immunology and latex). The polyclonal pool, type and factor antisera are purified and coupled to blue latex particles. All of the products are absorbed free of cross-reactions.
Each product is supplied in a plastic bottle with 1.5 ml ready-to-use latex reagent, sufficient for approx. 75 tests.
Pool antisera are a mixture of antisera. Pools A-I contains antisera against all serotypes, while pools P-T are mixtures of antisera against the 23-valent vaccine serotypes. By combining the two pool systems (ImmuLexTM Pneumotest-Latex), the 23 serotypes can be serotyped easily to type/group level.
Contains antisera against
ImmuLexTM pool A, type 1, 2, 4, 5, group 18
ImmuLexTM pool B, type 3, 8, group 6, 19
ImmuLexTM pool C, type 20, 31, 40, group 7, 24
ImmuLexTM pool D, type 36, 37, group 9, 11, 16
ImmuLexTM pool E, type 21, 39, group 10, 12, 33
ImmuLexTM pool F, type 27, group 17, 22, 32, 41
ImmuLexTM pool G, type 29, 34, 42, group 35, 47
ImmuLexTM pool H, type 13, 14, group 15, 23, 28
ImmuLexTM pool I, type 38, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, group 25
ImmuLexTM pool P, type 1, 14, group 7, 19
ImmuLexTM pool Q – group 6, 18, 23
ImmuLexTM pool R, type 3, 4, group 9, 12
ImmuLexTM pool S, type 5, 8, group 10, 15, 17
ImmuLexTM pool T, type 2, 20, group 11, 22, 33
Many years of experience producing Pneumococcus antisera
High quality
All absorbed free of cross-reactions
We offer experienced technical support
How to use
The latex products are used for serotyping based on agglutination. Equal quantities of latex reagent and bacterial culture are mixed on a white card which is tilted back and forth. The reaction must be read within 5-10 seconds.
Product range
The 14 pools can be bought individually or together in the ImmuLexTMPneumotest kit.
There are 5 type antisera and 9 factor antisera as latex products. These products cover the serotypes present in the 7-valent, 10-valent and 13-valent children’s vaccine.
Pool antisera
| Article number | Product | Number of tests | Packing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52390 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Pool A | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 52391 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Pool B | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 52392 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Pool C | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 52393 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Pool D | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 52394 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Pool E | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 52395 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Pool F | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 52396 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Pool G | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 52397 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniaePool H | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 52398 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Pool I | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 52399 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Pool P | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 52400 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Pool Q | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 52401 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Pool R | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 52402 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Pool S | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 52403 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Pool T | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
Type and factor antisera
| Article number | Product | Number of tests | Packing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77322 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Type 1 | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 77324 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Type 3 | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 66398 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Type 4 | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 77325 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniaeType 5 | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 77326 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Type 14 | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 98932 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Type 38 | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 77334 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Factor 6b | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 77335 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Factor 6c | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 77336 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Factor 7b | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 98885 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Factor 9e | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 77337 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Factor 9g | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 98931 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Factor 15b | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 98930 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Factor 15c | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 98929 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Factor 15e | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 98928 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Factor 15h | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 77338 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Factor 18c | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 77339 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Factor 18f | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 77340 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Factor 19b | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 77341 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Factor 19c | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 77342 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Factor 23b | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 98927 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Factor 25b | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 98926 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Factor 25c | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
| 98925 | ImmuLexTM S. pneumoniae Group 25 | 75 | 1.5 mL vial |
Reaction cards
| Article number | Product | Number of tests | Packing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53285 | Reaction cards, 200 pcs. | 600 | 1 box |
| 88464 | Reaction cards, 50 pcs. | 150 | 1 box |
F.A.Q.
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Antibodies can be frozen, but the process of freezing and thawing is damaging for the antibod-ies, and the titer will drop (even though not dramatically) due to decomposition.
We have not made further studies on this, and cannot guarantee the stability of the sera, but we have experienced that mostly the titer stays at the same level if a serum only is frozen and thawn once.
Yes, it is possible, if you place an order in advance with the expected total volume for the period. In return we guarantee to keep the reserved lot for you.
Please send an inquiry. We might have it. Depending on the needed volume, we might be able to develop the requested product. It can be anything from a new pool composition to a new serum.
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