Open AccessSerological relationships of the O antigens of Klebsiella pneumoniae O5, Escherichia coli O8 and a new O serotype of Serratia marcescens
Author(s) -
Aucken Hazel M.,
Pitt Tyrone L.
Publication year - 1991
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.1574-6968.1991.tb04642.x
Subject(s) - serratia marcescens , microbiology and biotechnology , klebsiella pneumoniae , serotype , escherichia coli , enterobacteriaceae , antiserum , biology , serology , antigen , klebsiella , serratia , bacteria , antibody , immunology , pseudomonas , gene , biochemistry , genetics
Summary Klebsiella pneumoniae O5, Escherichia coli O8 and Serratia marcescens 3255 were shown to cross‐react in both ELISA and immunoblotting. The cross‐reaction appeared to be due to the O antigen of their lipopolysaccharide (LPS). In addition, there was evidence that the reactions of these strains with their homologous antisera were due, in part, to determinants other than O polysaccharide.