Antigenic characteristics and serological identification of 10 black-pigmented Bacteroides species.
AUTOR(ES)
Okuda, K
RESUMO
Strains of 10 black-pigmented Bacteroides species were serologically characterized using absorbed and unabsorbed rabbit antisera. An agglutination test using intact cells or heated cells (100 degrees C for 60 min) from each species and unabsorbed antisera revealed only homologous reactions with little or no reactivity in heterologous assays. Immunodiffusion tests using sonicated antigen demonstrated that Bacteroides gingivalis, B. endodontalis, B. asaccharolyticus, B. macacae, and B. levii are antigenically distinct. Strains of B. gingivalis, B. endodontalis, and B. asaccharolyticus were also clearly identified by the indirect immunofluorescent antibody method. B. intermedius, B. corporis, B. loescheii, B. melaninogenicus, and B. denticola possessed common antigens; however, species-specific antigens detectable with immunoabsorbed antisera were also demonstrated. B. intermedius strains isolated from the human oral cavity included at least two serogroups. In each black-pigmented Bacteroides species, lipopolysaccharide constituted one of the species-specific antigens.
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