| Literature DB >> 6141143 |
W B Clark, T T Wheeler, J O Cisar.
Abstract
Specific antibodies and their Fab fragments were used to study adsorption of Antinomyces viscosus T14V to saliva-treated hydroxyapatite. Antibody against A. viscosus T14V blocked adsorption of the strain to saliva-treated hydroxyapatite, and this activity was removed after preincubation of the immune immunoglobulin G (IgG) with purified type 1 fimbriae in amounts near equivalence but not after preincubation with type 2 fimbriae in antigen excess. Specific IgG or Fab fragments against type 1 fimbriae inhibited adsorption of strain T14V to saliva-treated hydroxyapatite and promoted desorption of cells already attached to the apatite surface. Anti-type 2 IgG or Fab fragments did not possess these activities. These data demonstrate that type 1 but not type 2 fimbriae mediate adsorption of strain T14V to the saliva-treated hydroxyapatite surface.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6141143 PMCID: PMC264324 DOI: 10.1128/iai.43.2.497-501.1984
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441