Open AccessAmphipathic antigen from Actinomyces viscosus
Author(s) -
Wada H.,
Kurihara H.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1984.tb00222.x
Subject(s) - antigen , sepharose , size exclusion chromatography , chemistry , amphiphile , actinomyces , chromatography , hemagglutination , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , bacteria , biology , copolymer , immunology , enzyme , polymer , organic chemistry , genetics
Amphipathic antigen (AcA) was extracted with phenol solution from whole cells of Actinomyces viscosus , and purified by gel filtration on Sepharose 6B. From the results of the gel diffusion test and passive hemagglutination assay, AcA was shown to be present as the cell‐surface antigen.