title: Characterization of serological cross-reactivity between polysaccharide antigens of Streptococcus mutans serotypes c and d.
abstract: Immunological assays with antisera prepared against purified Streptococcus mutans serotype c polysaccharide demonstrated that a cross-reacting determinant on c polysaccharide reacted with the wall-associated rhamnose-glucose polysaccharide from S. mutans serotype d. Studies with 60 antisera prepared against chemostat cultures of S. mutans Ingbritt (c) demonstrated that the rhamnose-glucose polysaccharide cross-reactive determinant was consistently expressed on c antigen under a variety of growth conditions.
mesh_terms: D002473:Cell Wall / Q000276:immunology; D003429:Cross Reactions; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D005947:Glucose; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D012210:Rhamnose; D012703:Serotyping; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000939:Epitopes; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D005947:Glucose; D012210:Rhamnose