Which of the following is true regarding lattice formation?
Associated with precipitation and not agglutination
Associated with agglutination and not precipitation
Associated with both
Neither associated with precipitation nor agglutination
Marrack proposed the lattice hypothesis to explain the mechanism of precipitation. Precipitation results when a large lattice is formed consisting of alternating antigen and antibody molecules. This is possible only in the zone of equivalence. The lattice hypothesis holds good for agglutination also.Ref: Ananthanarayan 9th edition, p105
general microbiology