title: Adherence of Fusobacterium necrophorum to bovine ruminal cells.
abstract: The adherence of Fusobacterium necrophorum to the surface of bovine ruminal epithelial cells was paralleled by the organism's haemagglutinating ability. Treatment of the bacterial cells with haemagglutinin antiserum caused a reduction in the degree of attachment. The purified haemagglutinin became bound to the membranes of ruminal epithelial cells but lost its adherence when pre-incubated with haemagglutinin antiserum. These findings suggest that the adherence of F. necrophorum to the membrane of the ruminal cells is mediated by haemagglutinin.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D002417:Cattle; D004848:Epithelium / Q000382:microbiology; D005675:Fusobacterium necrophorum / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006384:Hemagglutination; D006388:Hemagglutinins / Q000276:immunology; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000494:pharmacology; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D012417:Rumen / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D006388:Hemagglutinins; D007106:Immune Sera