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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1996
Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a monoclonal antibody showing a high specificity to Nitrosomonas europaea or Nitrobacter agilis, and a monoclonal antibody-sensitized latex for detecting Nitrosomonas europaea or Nitrobacter agilis used for facilitating the detection of nitrifying bacteria present in activated sludge, water, soil or microorganism-immobilized carriers, and besides a method of detecting nitrifying bacteria using said monoclonal antibody-sensitized latex. The present invention provides a monoclonal antibody to nitrifying bacteria having ammonia oxidation activities or nitrite oxidation activities present in activated sludge or soil, or microorganism-immobilized carriers. This monoclonal antibody to Nitrosomonas europaea or Nitrobacter agilis is prepared by culturing clones of fused cells (hybridomas) obtained by fusing antibody-forming cells and tumor cells obtained from an animal immunized with Nitrosomonas europaea or Nitrobacter agilis.