Open AccessIdentification of a Gonococcal Antigen Important in the Human Immune Response
Author(s) -
Linda Lee,
John D. Schmale
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
infection and immunity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.508
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1070-6313
pISSN - 0019-9567
DOI - 10.1128/iai.1.2.207-208.1970
Subject(s) - neisseria gonorrhoeae , biology , antigen , gonorrhea , immune system , protoplasm , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , gonococcal infection , neisseriaceae , virology , sexually transmitted disease , syphilis , antibiotics , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , biochemistry , cytoplasm
An antigen isolated from Neisseria gonorrhoeae protoplasm reacted well in a flocculation procedure with sera from 86% of the females and 68% of the males infected with gonorrhea; the reactions with sera from presumed noninfected individuals were approximately 12%.