Porges-Meier test

Por·ges-Mei·er test

(pōr'gez mī'ĕr), an early flocculation test for syphilis; of significance in having introduced acetone-insoluble, alcohol-soluble fractions of tissue, and lecithin as antigens.

Meier,

Georg, German serologist, 1875–. Porges-Meier test - see under Porges

Porges,

Otto, Austrian bacteriologist, 1879-1968. Porges method - a method of destroying the capsule of bacteria by heating with N/4 hydrochloric acid and neutralizing with NaOH.Porges-Meier test - an early flocculation test for syphilis.