title: G1 antigen: a cell-surface immunoprotective 96 kDa glycoprotein from the virulent fish pathogen Enterococcus seriolicida, its purification and characterization.
abstract: Strains of the fish pathogen Enterococcus seriolicida were identified as agglutinating and non-agglutinating, according to their reaction with anti-serum raised against type strain YT-3 (ATCC49156). The non-agglutinating strains are highly pathogenic in contrast to agglutinating strains. A 96 kDa immunoprotective glycoprotein G1 antigen from non-agglutinating Ent. seriolicida strain SS91-014 (N) was purified and characterized. The purification procedure entailed extraction of antigen by glass bead agitation, 80% (NH4)(2)SO4 precipitation, gel filtration and electroelution. An immunofluorescence microscopy study using monoclonal antibody M3A5 raised against G1 antigen revealed that G1 antigen is present only on the cell surface of non-agglutinating strains. Therefore, the G1 antigen of virulent Ent. seriolicida could be a potential candidate for protective vaccine against enterococcosis in fish.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nutrition & Food Sciences, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. anwarhossain@hotmail.com
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Alim
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hossain
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kusuda
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D005393:Fish Diseases; D005399:Fishes / Q000382:microbiology*; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016056:Immunodominant Epitopes / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D006023:Glycoproteins; D016056:Immunodominant Epitopes