A study of the surface and somatic antigens ofBacteroides fragilis
- 1 February 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Epidemiology and Infection
- Vol. 80 (3), 439-449
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022172400024918
Abstract
Antisera against live cultures of 20 strains of Bacteroides fragilis produced in rabbits agglutinated homologous whole-cell as well as O-antigen suspensions with several cross-reactions. Pure specific antisera were produced by absorbing cross-reacting antigens. O-antisera reacted against O-antigens but failed to do so against most whole-cell suspensions, suggesting the presence of surface structures which might have blocked the reactions. The titres of the whole-cell antisera were not significantly higher than those of O-antisera, but the reactions were more definite and easier to read.This system may prove useful in serological studies of B. fragilis.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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