Open AccessSerogrouping of Bacteroides vulgatus by the agglutination test
Author(s) -
Noboru Okamura,
Kazuo Miyazaki,
T Chida,
K Niwayama,
Rintaro NAKAYA,
Yoshimi Benno,
Tomotari MITSUOKA
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.22.1.56-61.1985
Subject(s) - antiserum , serology , microbiology and biotechnology , agglutination (biology) , biology , feces , bacteroides , direct agglutination test , bacteroidaceae , bacteroides fragilis , human feces , virology , bacteria , antibody , immunology , antibiotics , genetics
The agglutination technique was used to establish a serological classification scheme for Bacteroides vulgatus strains isolated from normal human feces and clinical specimens, especially from ulcerative colitis patients. Absorbed antisera to 10 strains of B. vulgatus were prepared. These 10 absorbed antisera were species specific. Of 90 B. vulgatus strains tested, 55 (61%) were agglutinated by one or more of these 10 absorbed antisera. A total of 27 serological patterns were grouped into 18 serogroups; 10 of these serogroups contained only one group component, whereas the other 8 serogroups were composed of more than one component. This serological classification could be used to study the epidemiology of this organism.
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