Detection of toxins by Reserved Passive Agglutination Assay

The Reserved Passive Agglutination Assay requires latex beads covered with a specific antibody, added to the sample and mixes them in a microtiter plate. If the particular antigen is present, agglutination will take place. The latex beads will form a diffuse pattern due to the reaction that take place between antigen and antibody. If the antigen is not present, antigen-antibody reaction will not occur and a tight button or smaller diffuse layer can be seen.

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