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Microbiology Abbreviations

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AIDS — Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (see also SIDS and HIV)
L CHAIN — Light Chain
PAGID — Pan American Group for Immunodeficiency
RAST — Radioallergosorbent Test (immunoassay)
C' — Complement
LAGID — Latin American Group for Primary Immunodeficiencies
RAG2 — Recombination-Activating Gene 2
RAG1 — Recombination activating gene 1
ER — Endoplasmic Reticulum
EFM — Electrostatic Force Microscopy
C — with (usually written with a bar on top of the "c")
BSA — Bovine Serum Albumin
AG — Antigen
ADA — Adenosine Deaminase
RIST — Radioimmunosorbent Test
CGD — Chronic Granulomatous Disease
AAM — American Academy of Microbiology
LPS — Legionella pneumophila lipopolysaccharide
STD — sexually transmitted disease
ASM — American Society for Microbiology
TNF — Tumor Necrosis Factor
PG — Prostaglandin
ELISA — enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
AARDA — American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association's
RES — Reticuloendothelial System
MHC — Major Histocompatibility Complex
PMN — polymorphonuclear (leukocytes)
RFX — Regulatory Factor X
AB — Antibody
RIA — Radio Immuno-Assay
AR — Autosomal Recessive
SIV — Simian Immunodeficiency Virus
SARS — Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
WASP — Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein
P — after
V — Variable
CVID — Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disorders
BLM — Bloom Syndrome
FAIS — Federation of African Immunological Societies
FC — Fragment Crystallization
ABLES — Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology And Surveillance
PHA — Phytohemagglutinin
DHF — Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
MO — Monocyte
X-CGD — X-linked chronic granulomatous disease
AAAAI — American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology
WAS — Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
SRS-A — Slow Reacting Substance of Anaphylaxis
LAD — Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency
CSACI — Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology