title: Salmonella typhi cell wall protein showing antigenic similarity to transferrin.
abstract: Antiserum to cell wall proteins of S. typhi showed immunoprecipitin lines of identity with homologous antigen, normal human serum and human transferrin. Also, anti-transferrin antibody showed immunoprecipitin band with S. typhi cell wall proteins and agglutinated S. typhi whole cells, but not Eschericia coli. It is speculated that transferrin or a transferrin-like protein present in the cell wall may play a role in iron-uptake by S. typhi.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Jesudason
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sridharan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Santhosh
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: John
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000818:Animals; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000276:immunology; D011817:Rabbits; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000276:immunology*; D014168:Transferrin / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D014168:Transferrin