@article{mbs:/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/00222615-41-5-324, author = "Muñoz, A and Lopez, A. and Llovo, J.", title = "Lectin typing of β-haemolytic streptococci of groups A and B", journal= "Journal of Medical Microbiology", year = "1994", volume = "41", number = "5", pages = "324-328", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/00222615-41-5-324", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/00222615-41-5-324", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1473-5644", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "Summary Patterns of agglutination of 124 clinical isolates of β-haemolytic streptococci (30 group A and 94 group B isolates) by 21 commercial lectins are reported. Cell suspensions were untreated. Nine (30%) of the group A isolates, and 23 (24%) of the group B isolates, were agglutinated by at least one of the lectins. Ten different patterns of agglutination were observed with group A and 15 with group B streptococci. No pattern, except that of nonagglutination by any lectin, was common to group A and group B isolates. In view of the growing interest in the use of lectin typing there is a need for standardisation of assay procedures to enable meaningful comparison of the results of different research groups.", }