[Immunologic characteristics of the protein antigens of the Neisseriaceae family. I. Antigenic interrelationships between nonpathogenic representatives of the genus Neisseria]
- PMID: 115187
[Immunologic characteristics of the protein antigens of the Neisseriaceae family. I. Antigenic interrelationships between nonpathogenic representatives of the genus Neisseria]
Abstract
The immunological characteristics of protein complexes isolated from the filtrates of broth cultures, obtained after prolonged incubation, of 86 strains of N. perflava, N. flava, N. subflava, N. Flaviscens, N. sica and N. mucosa are presented. All these strains, irrespective of their species, had 11--15 common antigens and differed by 1--4 components. The presence of common antigens in all representatives of the family Neisseriaceae has been proved to be important for the study of immunological reactivity to this group of microorganisms.