title: Location of haemagglutinin in bacterial cells of Fusobacterium necrophorum subsp. necrophorum.
abstract: The location of haemagglutinin (HA) of Fusobacterium necrophorum subsp. necrophorum VPI 2891 strain was investigated by immunofluorescence, confocal laser scan microscopy and immunoelectron microscopy. The immunofluorescence study demonstrated the fluorescence specific for the HA on the bacterial cells and confocal laser scan microscopy indicated similar fluorescence around the cross section of the bacterial cell. The immunoelectron microscopic study also revealed that the protein A-gold conjugates were located around the bacterial surfaces. These findings suggest that HA is one of the components of the cell surfaces of F. necrophorum subsp, necrophorum.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Animal Health, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanoe
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koyanagi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mamba
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Makita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kai
mesh_terms: D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D005675:Fusobacterium necrophorum / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006388:Hemagglutinins / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016253:Microscopy, Immunoelectron
chemical_list: D006388:Hemagglutinins