Semchenko EA, Jen FEC, Jennings MP, Seib KL. Assessment of Serum Bactericidal and Opsonophagocytic Activity of Antibodies to Gonococcal Vaccine Targets.
Methods Mol Biol 2022;
2414:363-372. [PMID:
34784046 DOI:
10.1007/978-1-0716-1900-1_19]
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Abstract
There is no vaccine available to prevent Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection, however there is currently a high level of interest in developing gonococcal vaccines due to the increasing number of cases and continuing emergence of antimicrobial resistance worldwide. A key aspect of vaccine development is the investigation of the functional immune response raised to the vaccine targets under investigation. Here, we describe two assays used to assess the functional immune response raised against gonococcal vaccine targets: the serum bactericidal assay (SBA) and the opsonophagocytic assay (OPA).
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