| Literature DB >> 3546143 |
W L Hynes, C R Weeks, J J Iandolo, J J Ferretti.
Abstract
Immunologic cross-reactivity between Streptococcus pyogenes type A exotoxin (erythrogenic toxin) and Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxins B and C1 was demonstrated by Ouchterlony double diffusion, Western immunoblot, and immunodot analyses. Specific antiserum to type A streptococcal exotoxin reacted more strongly with staphylococcal enterotoxin B than with enterotoxin C1. The reactivity of type A streptococcal exotoxin with antiserum to staphylococcal enterotoxin B was greater than that of antiserum to enterotoxin C1. These results suggest that a conserved domain is present in the three exotoxins, which most likely originated from a common evolutionary ancestor.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3546143 PMCID: PMC260421 DOI: 10.1128/iai.55.3.837-838.1987
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441