Name some bacterial structures that might be useful to target when using fluorescent antibodies designed for diagnosis, and justify your choices.
The cell wall components like peptidoglycan and teichoic acid for gram positive bacteria, LPS (Lipopolysaccharide) for gram negative bacteria are some components that might be useful to target when using fluorescent antibodies designed for diagnosis. These act as epitopes of the antigen (bacteria) which are recognized by the immune cells of the body. The presence of these epitopes in the blood can be detected by using fluorescent antibodies against these epitopes.
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