title: The interaction of Brucella cell surface components with plant agglutinins.
abstract: Cells of all Brucella species were agglutinated by the basic protein-reactive lectins of Mangifera indica and Persea americana. Cells of non-smooth strains including B. ovis and B. canis but not smooth strains were also agglutinated by concanavalin A. These lectins also reacted in a similar pattern with lipopolysaccharide extracts of these organisms. The lectin from Bandeiraea simplicifolia precipitated with the lipopolysaccharide antigens of smooth Brucella organisms and with those of serologically cross-reactive strains of Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas maltophilia, Salmonella and Yersinia enterocolitica but not with antigenically unrelated strains.
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000276:immunology*; D002002:Brucella / Q000276:immunology*; D003429:Cross Reactions; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D037102:Lectins / Q000276:immunology*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D000939:Epitopes; D037102:Lectins; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides