Phosphorylcholine-containing antigens in bacteria from the mouth and respiratory tract
Phosphorylcholine-containing antigens in bacteria from the mouth and respiratory tract
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DOI:
10.1099/00222615-44-1-35
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发表时间:
1996-01-01
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3
通讯作者:
Lewin, J
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作者:
Gillespie, SH;Ainscough, S;Lewin, J
Phosphorylcholine (PC)-containing antigens were sought in 269 bacterial isolates from the mouth and respiratory tract by an enzyme immunoassay method, Only 41 (15%) isolates were PC-positive and of these 29 (70%) were strains of Haemophilus influenzae, Other species that produced positive results included two of five isolates of Gemella haemolysans, two of five isolates of Micrococcus spp., and a single strain each of Bacillus sp., Corynebacterium jeikeium, Lactococcus sp, and H. parainfluenzae. The presence of PC-containing antigens in H. influenzae may be an important source of cross-reaction in antigen detection techniques that detect the C-polysaccharide antigen of Streptococcus pneumoniae in respiratory specimens and would result in false positive results.