Lateral flagella of vibrios: serological classification and genetical similarity.
Lateral (L-) flagella-having vibrios were classified into 13 H-serogroups (flagellar antigen serogroups) by means of H-agglutination test. Vibrio parahaemolyticus was classified into 3 serogroups, HL1 to 3. V. alginolyticus and V. harveyi were classified into 5 and 3 serogroups, respectively, but 2 of those were serogroups common to the both species. V. fluvialis and V. furnissii constituted a same serogroup, HL8. Cross-reactivity between each serogroup was not observed in H-agglutination test, although some cross-reactivity was observed in gel diffusion test. Furthermore, similarity of DNA sequence of L-flagellar structure gene was demonstrated by dot blot hybridization test with a DNA probe of HL2 L-flagellar gene fragment. These results suggest conservation of DNA sequence of the L-flagellar gene of vibrios.
Shinoda
S
S
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Japan.
Yakiyama
I
I
Yasui
S
S
Kim
Y M
YM
Ono
B
B
Nakagami
S
S
D003429:Cross Reactions / Q000276:immunology; D015342:DNA Probes; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D005407:Flagella / Q000276:immunology*; D005408:Flagellin / Q000235:genetics; D005798:Genes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D014733:Vibrio / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*
D015342:DNA Probes; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D000939:Epitopes; D005408:Flagellin