MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AGAINST MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE, HYBRIDOMAS PRODUCING THESE, METHODS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF, AND THE USE THEREOF

摘要

The invention relates to monoclonal antibodies and fragments thereof which are specific for Mycoplasma pneumoniae and have a cross-reactivity of 1% or less with other species of the genus Mycoplasma or other pathogenic species in the concomitant flora, and to process for preparing the monoclonal antibodies according to the invention. The invention furthermore relates to hybridomas which produce the antibodies according to the invention, and to process for the preparation thereof. Finally, the invention relates to the use of the monoclonal antibodies according to the invention for detecting Mycoplasma pneumoniae in a sample.