PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - N O'Sullivan
AU  - J Benjamin
AU  - M B Skirrow
TI  - Lectin typing of Campylobacter isolates.
AID  - 10.1136/jcp.43.11.957
DP  - 1990 Nov 01
TA  - Journal of Clinical Pathology
PG  - 957--960
VI  - 43
IP  - 11
4099  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/43/11/957.short
4100  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/43/11/957.full
SO  - J Clin Pathol1990 Nov 01; 43
AB  - Isolates of Campylobacter jejuni, C coli, C fetus and C laridis were tested for agglutination reactions with a panel of five lectins: Arachis hypogaea, Bauhinia purpurea, Solanum tuberosum, Triticum vulgaris and Wisteria floribunda. Twenty three patterns of agglutination (lectin types) were recorded among 376 isolates. Patterns were consistent and reproducible. Only 4.5% of isolates were untypable because of autoagglutination. Some lectin types were found exclusively or predominantly in a species, but others were shared between species. Forty two per cent of C jejuni and 35% of C coli isolates belonged to lectin type 4. There was no apparent correlation between lectin type and serotype; different lectin types were found among strains of single Penner and Lior serotypes. Lectin typing is a simple and economical procedure suitable for use in non-specialist laboratories, either as an adjunct to serogrouping or, after further development, as a sole typing scheme.