title: Use of monoclonal antibodies to lipopolysaccharide for antigenic analysis of Coxiella burnetii.
abstract: Antigenic differences among Coxiella burnetii strains were analyzed. The monoclonal antibodies against the lipopolysaccharide outer core did not react with the strains containing a QpRS plasmid or with plasmidless strains, whereas they reacted with strains containing a QpH1 or QpDV plasmid. C. burnetii isolates could be divided into two groups immunologically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, Gifu 501-1193, Japan.
authors.forename: Akitoyo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hotta
authors.forename: Midori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: Ho
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: To
authors.forename: Masako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Andoh
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Hideto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fukushi
authors.forename: Ken-Ichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Amano
authors.forename: Katsuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirai
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002417:Cattle; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D010957:Plasmids; D011778:Q Fever / Q000175:diagnosis; D012703:Serotyping
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides