Agglutination Tubes

Specification of Agglutination Tubes

Agglutination Tubes involve particulate antigens that are able to bind antibody molecules. Because antibody molecules are multivalent, suspended particulate antigens form large clumps or aggregates, easily visible without enlargement, when exposed to specific antibodies. The antibody that causes this reaction is called aglutinin. Agglutination tests can be used to determine the specific antibody concentration in the patient's serum serum. The constant amount of suspended particulate antigen is added to a series of tubes containing twice the dilution of the patient's immune serum, and the antibody titer in the serum is the opposite of the highest serum dilution that shows agglutination of particulate antigen. Agglutination reactions are routinely used to identify and serotype various foodborne pathogenic bacteria. We also sell various other general laboratory equipment.