title: Analysis of antigenic determinants in cholera enterotoxin and heat-labile enterotoxins from human and porcine enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.
abstract: Antigenic determinants of cholera enterotoxin (CT) and heat-labile enterotoxin from a human strain (LTh) and a porcine strain (LTp) were analyzed by Ouchterlony double-gel diffusion test against anti-CT, anti-LTh, and anti-LTp, which were treated by immunoaffinity column chromatography. The results showed the existence of the following antigenic determinants: (i) antigenic determinants unique to CT, LTh, and LTp, respectively; (ii) an antigenic determinant common to CT, LTh, and LTp; (iii) an antigenic determinant common to CT and LTh, but not LTp; and (iv) an antigenic determinant common to LTh and LTp, but not CT. On the basis of these results, an antigenic scheme for CT, LTh, and LTp is proposed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D002772:Cholera Toxin / Q000276:immunology*; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000276:immunology*; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D006801:Humans; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; D000939:Epitopes; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D002772:Cholera Toxin; C027538:heat-labile enterotoxin, E coli