[A diagnostic serum with antibodies to virulent Yersinia]

A diagnostic agglutinating adsorbed rabbit serum with antibodies to Yersinia strains containing virulence plasmid with molecular mass of 40-50 mD was prepared. Trials of this serum in agglutination test on the glass with 69 Yersinia strains (Y. enterocolitica, Y. frederiksenii, Y. intermedia, Y. kristensenii, Y. pseudotuberculosis) and with 42 other Enterobacteriaceae strains have confirmed the specificity and sufficiently high activity of the agent in respect of virulent Yersinia strains. Experiments have demonstrated the possibility of using this serum in tests for the detection of yersiniasis agents and for rapid assessment of individual Yersinia clones in respect of the presence of plasmid with a molecular mass of 40-50 mD.