Characterization of an immunoreactive 17.5-kilodalton outer membrane protein of Haemophilus somnus by using a monoclonal antibody.
AUTOR(ES)
Tagawa, Y
RESUMO
A single outer membrane protein (OMP) of Haemophilus somnus, with an apparent molecular mass of 17.5 kDa, was identified in the sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-insoluble fraction after extraction with 1% SDS-0.5 M NaCl-0.1% beta-mercaptoethanol. A hybridoma derived from mice immunized with H. somnus OMP fractions produced a monoclonal antibody (MAb), designated 20-3-5, that bound to the 17.5-kDa OMP of H. somnus. The MAb 20-3-5 epitope was present on 45 of 45 strains of H. somnus tested. MAb 20-3-5 cross-reacted with Haemophilus agni, Histophilus ovis, and Haemophilus haemoglobinophilus but not with 13 other species and subspecies of gram-negative bacteria. Immunoelectron-microscopic and antibody absorption studies revealed that the MAb 20-3-5 epitope is exposed on the surface of bacteria. In an immunoblot analysis, convalescent-phase sera obtained from calves with experimental H. somnus pneumonia contained antibodies to the 17.5-kDa OMP of H. somnus. Future studies will be directed toward examining the role of the 17.5-kDa OMP in immunity to H. somnus infections.
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