Conservation of fimbriae and the hemagglutinating adhesin HA-Ag2 among Porphyromonas gingivalis strains and other anaerobic bacteria studied by epitope mapping analysis.
Monoclonal antibodies characterized as antifimbria and anti-HA-Ag2 were used in immunoblotting to examine the antigenic distribution of fimbriae and HA-Ag2 among a collection of human and animal Porphyromonas strains and human Prevotella and Bacteroides strains. The results showed that fimbrial and HA-Ag2 antigenic structures are peculiar to the species Porphyromonas gingivalis.
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Equipe de Biologie Buccale UPRES EA 1256, UFR Odontologie, Université de Rennes I, France.
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D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000276:immunology*; D018604:Epitope Mapping; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D006384:Hemagglutination; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D016966:Porphyromonas gingivalis / Q000276:immunology*; D018720:Prevotella / Q000276:immunology*; D013045:Species Specificity
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins