Natural antibodies against colicines in human and animal sera.
The presence of "natural antibodies" against colicines was detected in the sera of 13 (29.5%) hospitalized recruits aged 20-29 years, 4 (25%) hospitalized males aged 30-49 years, 8 (40%) outpatient elderly subjects aged 50-79 years and in the sera of 15 (27.2%) animals. It is discussed the possible role of colicines as antigenic determinants stimulating the production of "natural antibodies", because of the prolonged and repeated contact of colicinogenic strains with the host animals.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies; D002417:Cattle; D003087:Colicins / Q000276:immunology*; D000939:Epitopes; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006041:Goats; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012756:Sheep
D000906:Antibodies; D003087:Colicins; D000939:Epitopes