Serological classification of Xanthomonas maltophilia (Pseudomonas maltophilia) based on heat-stable O antigens.
Twenty-six serotypes of Xanthomonas maltophilia were defined by using 15 antisera described by Hugh and Ryschenkow (R. Hugh and E. Ryschenkow, J. Gen. Microbiol. 26:123-132, 1961) and 11 new antisera. The antisera were prepared by immunizing rabbits with bacterial strains heated at 100 degrees C for 2 h. Twelve antisera required adsorptions with cross-reacting heterologous immunizing strains. We tested 275 clinical and environmental strains of X. maltophilia with 26 antisera by the slide agglutination technique. A total of 259 (94.2%) strains were typeable, with 137 (49.8%) strains agglutinating in three antisera.
Schable
B
B
Hospital Infections Program, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
Rhoden
D L
DL
Hugh
R
R
Weaver
R E
RE
Khardori
N
N
Smith
P B
PB
Bodey
G P
GP
Anderson
R L
RL
D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000818:Animals; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000276:immunology; D019081:O Antigens; D011817:Rabbits; D012703:Serotyping; D014974:Xanthomonas / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D007106:Immune Sera; D019081:O Antigens