Cross reactions among serogroup B meningococci assayed by kinetic complement fixation assay.
The surface antigens of five prototype serogroup B strains were investigated by a rapid turbido-haemolytic complement fixation assay. Several cross-reactions among the serotypes were detected. It is suggested that antigenic determinants accessible for antigen-antibody interaction need not be immunogenic.
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000276:immunology; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D003429:Cross Reactions; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology*
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D000939:Epitopes