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Abstract
A set of four monoclonal antibodies was produced against a highly purified pepsin extract of type 5 streptococcal M protein. Three of the four antibodies cross-reacted with purified M proteins from heterologous serotypes and opsonized the respective heterologous organisms. Our studies suggest that monoclonal antibodies may be useful in identifying subpeptides of various M proteins containing common, protective epitopes that are capable of evoking antibodies that would protect against several different potentially "rheumatogenic" serotypes.Mesh:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6207110 PMCID: PMC261470 DOI: 10.1128/iai.46.1.267-269.1984
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441