title: Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies to a pilus colonization factor (colonization factor antigen III) of human enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.
abstract: Three monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) to a pilus colonization factor (colonization factor antigen III [CFA/III]) of human enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) were developed and characterized. All of the MAbs isolated belonged to the immunoglobulin G2a subclass. The specificity of these MAbs for CFA/III pili was demonstrated by the immunogold-labeling technique. The presence of more than one epitope in CFA/III pili was suggested. One of the three MAbs appears to recognize a polymeric conformational epitope(s) of CFA/III. CFA/III antigenicity distinct from that of other pilus colonization factors of ETEC was demonstrated by both a bacterial agglutination test and a sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using the MAbs. Of the 100 strains of ETEC isolated from persons with traveler's diarrhea, 8% were found to carry CFA/III pili. Two enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay systems which could detect as little as several or 50 ng of CFA/III per ml were developed.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wetprasit
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miwatani
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000276:immunology* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; C022924:colonization factor antigens; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins