Three new major somatic antigens of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

New immunotype schema for Pseudomonas aeruginosa based on protective antigens.

The development of an antigen schema for Pseudomonas aeruginosa based on challenge protection in mice as distinguished from serological tests in vitro was described. For 342 cultures, seven groups of cross-protective homogeneity were defined.

Studying Pseudomonas aeruginosa Cell Surface Antigens

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the measurement of antibodies directed against Pseudomonas aeruginosa cell surface antigens was developed. Formalin-killed whole cells of P. aeruginosa, adsorbed to polystyrene acrylic copolymer cuvettes, were used as immobilized antigens. Antisera to P. aeruginosa mucoid strain 144M and to its spontaneous nonmucoid derivative, 144NM, were raised in rabb...

Extracellular DNA: a major proinflammatory component of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms.

We previously demonstrated that extracellular bacterial DNA activates neutrophils through a CpG- and TLR9-independent mechanism. Biofilms are microbial communities enclosed in a polymeric matrix that play a critical role in the pathogenesis of many infectious diseases. Because extracellular DNA is a key component of biofilms of different bacterial species, the aim of this study was to determine...

Encapsulated Pseudomonas Aeruginosa (pseudomonas Aeruginosa Mucosus) Strains.

A new pyoverdin from Pseudomonas aeruginosa R'.

From a Pseudomonas aeruginosa hospital isolate a new pyoverdin was isolated. It is identical with that of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain R except that in the peptide chain L-Gln is missing.