PEG: polyethyleneglycol
PFC: plaque-formingcell
PHA: phytohemagglutinin
PI: pathogenicityisland
p.i.: postinfection
PIP 2 : phosphatidylinositol
bisphosphate
PKC: proteinkinaseC
PLC: phospholipaseC
PMA: pokeweedmitogen
PML: progressivemultifocal
leukoencephalopathy
PMN: polymorphonuclearneu-
trophilicgranulocytes
PNP: purinenucleosidephos-
phorylase
PPD: purifiedproteinderivative
PRP: polyribosylribitolphos-
phate
PrP: prionprotein
Ptx: pertussistoxin
PZA: pyrazinamide&QBC: quantitativebuffycoat
analysis
&R: rubellavaccine
RAST: radioallergosorbenttest
RES: reticuloendothelial
system
RF: rheumatoidfactor
RFFIT: rapidfluorescentfocus
inhibitiontest
Rhantigen: rhesusantigen
RIA: radioimmunoassay
RIBA: recombinantimmuno-
blotassay
RIG: rabiesimmunoglobulin
RIST: radioimmunosorbent
test
RMP: rifampicin
RMSF: RockyMountainspotted
fever
RNA: ribonucleicacid
RNP: ribonucleoprotein
RS: respiratorysyncytial
virus
RT: reversetranscriptase
RT-PCR: reversetranscriptase-
polymerasechain
reaction
RTI: respiratorytractinfection
RVF: RiftValleyfever&SAF: sodiumacetate-acetic
acid-formalin
SALT: skin-associatedlymphoid
tissue
SCF: stemcellfactor
SCID: severecombinedimmuno-
deficiencydisease
SDS: sodium(Na+)dodecyl
sulfate
SEA-E: staphylococcalentero-
toxinsA-E
SEM: scanningelectronmicro-
scopy
SEP: sepsis
SEPEC: septicE.colipathovar
SFT: Sabin-Feldmantest
SLE: systemiclupuserythe-
matosus
SPE: streptococcalpyrogenic
exotoxin
SRBC: sheepredbloodcells
SRSV: smallround-structured
virus
ss: single-stranded(nucleic
acids)
SSME: spring-summermeningo-
encephalitis
SSPE: subacutesclerosing
panencephalitis
ST: heat-stableE.colientero-
toxinAbbreviations XIKayser, Medical Microbiology © 2005 Thieme