Giardia lamblia 65 kDa Monoclonal Antibody (6292), Invitrogen™

Description

• Specificity: Specific to the 65 kDa Giardia antigen
• Detects cysts
• Comments: Best ELISA pairs (capture/conjugate): Giardia lamblia 65 kDa Monoclonal antibody (Product # MA5-47567)/Giardia lamblia 65 kDa Monoclonal antibody (Product # MA5-47568)
• Purified preparations consist of >90% pure mouse monoclonal antibody which has been purified from ascites fluid by protein A chromatography
• The final preparation is formulated to a protein concentration of 100 μg/mL in 0.01 M phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.2 and contains 0.1% sodium azide
• Each vial contains 1.0 mL
• This product contains no stabilizing proteins and should be stored at 4C until ready for use
• Working dilution must be determined by the user
• Suggested starting ranges are 1:10-1:50 for ICC/IF and 1:20-1:200
• for ELISA
• Giardiasisis a diarrhoeal illness caused by a single celled microscopic protozoan parasite, Giardia lamblia, also known as Giardia intestinalis
• Giardia lamblia exists in two forms, an active form called a trophozoite, and an inactive form called a cyst
• The active trophozoite attaches to the lining of the small intestine and is responsible for causing the signs and symptoms of giardiasis
• The trophozoite cannot live long outside of the body and spread of infection is via the cyst which is excreted in the host's faeces
• When it is ingested, stomach acid activates the cyst, and the cyst develops into the disease causing trophozoite in the new host
• Giardiasis is diagnosed by finding cysts or trophozoites in the faeces.