Antibodies for detecting Mycoplasma pneumoniae in specimens, and methods, reagents, and kits for detecting Mycoplasma pneumoniae using such antibodies.

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an antibody for detecting Mycoplasma pneumoniae, which is excellent in detection sensitivity and detection accuracy (bacterial species specificity). An antibody or fragment thereof, or a derivative thereof, which causes an antigen-antibody reaction with an epitope present in an N-terminal domain (NTD) consisting of amino acid residues at positions 1 to 40 of the ribosomal proteins L7 / L12 of Mycoplasma pneumoniae. .. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1