PROTEIN CHARACTERIZATION OF AUSTRALIAN SPOTTED-FEVER GROUP RICKETTSIAE AND MONOCLONAL-ANTIBODY TYPING OF RICKETTSIA-HONEI

Authors
STENOS J ROSS B FENG HM CROCQUETVALDES P WALKER D
Citation
J. Stenos et al., PROTEIN CHARACTERIZATION OF AUSTRALIAN SPOTTED-FEVER GROUP RICKETTSIAE AND MONOCLONAL-ANTIBODY TYPING OF RICKETTSIA-HONEI, Journal of clinical microbiology, 35(1), 1997, pp. 261-263
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
35
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
261 - 263
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1997)35:1<261:PCOASG>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Rickettsial proteins rOmp A and rOmp B exist in both Rickettsia austra lis and Rickettsia honei but differ in molecular weight and antigenici ty; in addition, they produce distinct immunogenic responses and appea r to be to conformationally dependent antigens. Species-specific monoc lonal antibodies for other spotted fever group rickettsial species did not react with R. honei. A PCR product of the repeat region of the rO mp A gene from R. honei was amplified and calculated to contain 11 rep eat units.