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Serological Analysis of Thermolabile Antigens of Vibrio anguillarum
Author(s) -
Tajima K.,
Ezura Y.,
Kimura T.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of aquatic animal health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.507
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1548-8667
pISSN - 0899-7659
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8667(1990)002<0212:saotao>2.3.co;2
Subject(s) - serotype , thermolabile , vibrio anguillarum , biology , antigen , microbiology and biotechnology , serology , biovar , virology , h antigen , vibrio , antibody , bacteria , immunology , genetics , biochemistry , enzyme
Serological analysis of thermolabile antigens of representative strains belonging to the J‐O‐1, J‐O‐2, and J‐O‐3 serotypes of Vibrio anguillarum , which are the major serotypes of thermostable antigens (O‐antigens) in Japan, showed that the strains belonging to each O‐serotype possessed a common thermolabile antigen designated as k‐1. In addition to the k‐1 antigen, strains of the J‐O‐1 serotype of biovar II V. anguillarum possessed another antigen designated as k‐2. These findings were confirmed by examining additional strains belonging to each O‐serotype. The k‐1 antigen was found in all the strains of J‐O‐4, J‐O‐5, J‐O‐6, J‐O‐7, and J‐O‐8 serotypes, which are minor serotypes in Japan. The same antigen was also found in some strains of V. metschnikovii , Aeromonas hydrophila , and A. salmonicida .