A. Benkirane et al., ANALYSIS OF MEMBRANE-PROTEINS OF MYCOPLASMA-CAPRICOLUM STRAINS BY SDS-PAGE AND IMMUNOBLOTTING, Journal of veterinary medicine. Series B, 40(2), 1993, pp. 119-124
Sixteen moroccan and five other Mycoplasma (M.) capricolum strains wer
e characterized by SDS-PAGE as well as by the immunobinding assay and
immunoblotting, using antisera against M. capricolum California Kid (C
K) and M. mycoides YG. There was a strong reaction of all 21 strains w
ith antiserum against M. capricolum CK and of 18 strains with antiseru
m against M. mycoides YG in the immunobinding assay, confirming the cr
oss-reactivity between these two species observed earlier. A marked he
terogeneity among the M. capricolum strains appeared in SDS-PAGE and i
n immunoblotting, characterized by different protein patterns and diff
erent strengths of identical protein bands. All M. capricolum strains
investigated revealed, however, at least three strong protein bands wi
th mol. weights of about 30, 42 and 52 KD reacting in immunoblotting w
ith antiserum against M. capricolum CK but not with antiserum against
M. mycoides YG. These proteins may represent antigens suitable for the
identification and differentiation of M. capricolum strains.