TY - JOUR
T1 - Cross-reactions between Staphylococcus epidermidis and 23 other bacterial species
AU - Espersen, F
AU - Hertz, J B
AU - Høiby, N
PY - 1981/8
Y1 - 1981/8
N2 - By quantitative immunoelectrophoretic methods, 43 antigens were found in a mixture of sonicated preparations of four Staphylococcus epidermidis strains, using corresponding rabbit antiserum. Two of the antigens were identified as cell wall teichoic acid and a peptidoglycan antigen, respectively. Using this antigen/antibody reference system, cross-reactions between S. epidermidis antigens and antigens from other bacterial species were investigated. Fourteen of the S. epidermidis antigens cross-reacted with antigens from all S. aureus strains investigated. Only few cross-reactions were found between S. epidermidis and bacteria not belonging to the Micrococcaceae. The antigenic relatedness, expressed as a matching coefficient, seems promising for taxonomic work.
AB - By quantitative immunoelectrophoretic methods, 43 antigens were found in a mixture of sonicated preparations of four Staphylococcus epidermidis strains, using corresponding rabbit antiserum. Two of the antigens were identified as cell wall teichoic acid and a peptidoglycan antigen, respectively. Using this antigen/antibody reference system, cross-reactions between S. epidermidis antigens and antigens from other bacterial species were investigated. Fourteen of the S. epidermidis antigens cross-reacted with antigens from all S. aureus strains investigated. Only few cross-reactions were found between S. epidermidis and bacteria not belonging to the Micrococcaceae. The antigenic relatedness, expressed as a matching coefficient, seems promising for taxonomic work.
KW - Antigens, Bacterial/immunology
KW - Bacteria/immunology
KW - Cross Reactions
KW - Epitopes
KW - Micrococcaceae/immunology
KW - Peptidoglycan/immunology
KW - Staphylococcus/immunology
KW - Staphylococcus aureus/immunology
KW - Teichoic Acids/immunology
U2 - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1981.tb00185_89b.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1981.tb00185_89b.x
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 6171992
SN - 0105-0656
VL - 89
SP - 253
EP - 260
JO - Acta pathologica et microbiologica Scandinavica. Section B, Microbiology
JF - Acta pathologica et microbiologica Scandinavica. Section B, Microbiology
IS - 4
ER -