Relationship of Haemophilus influenzae type b pilus structure and adherence to human erythrocytes.
Six strains of Haemophilus influenzae type b, some expressing immunologically different pili, showed identical patterns of binding to erythrocytes that were characterized for 38 blood group antigens. All six strains appeared to bind to the Anton antigen, as they agglutinated all erythrocytes tested except cord erythrocytes and those characterized as Lu(a-b-), dominant type, including Anton-negative cells.
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Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, C. S. Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0244.
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D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology*; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008188:Lutheran Blood-Group System / Q000378:metabolism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D008188:Lutheran Blood-Group System