| Literature DB >> 2497137 |
K E Hechemy1, J Fox, W A Samsonoff, R Anacker, D Silverman, C Eisemann, I S Green.
Abstract
Antibodies to Rickettsia rickettsii erythrocyte-sensitizing substance (ESS) were raised in rabbits by using a derivatized ESS. The resulting antibodies reacted with R. rickettsii and cross-reacted with Rickettsia conorii, a member of the spotted fever group rickettsiae, but did not react with Rickettsia typhi, a member of the typhus group rickettsiae, Legionella bozemanii, or Proteus vulgaris OX19 or OX2. Immunoblot analysis indicated that ESS was present in more than one fraction and that the major haptenic fraction was proteinase resistant. Immunoelectron microscopy indicated that the antibodies to R. rickettsii were specific to components located on the cell surface and intracellularly to components between the cell wall and cytoplasmic membrane.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2497137 PMCID: PMC267325 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.27.3.377-384.1989
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948