Abstract
Antigenic differences among Coxiella burnetii strains were analyzed. The monoclonal antibodies against the lipopolysaccharide outer core did not react with the strains containing a QpRS plasmid or with plasmidless strains, whereas they reacted with strains containing a QpH1 or QpDV plasmid. C. burnetii isolates could be divided into two groups immunologically.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Antibodies, Bacterial / immunology*
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Antibodies, Monoclonal / immunology*
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Antigens, Bacterial / analysis*
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Blotting, Western
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Cattle
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Coxiella burnetii / classification*
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Coxiella burnetii / immunology
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Humans
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Lipopolysaccharides / immunology*
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Mice
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Plasmids
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Q Fever / diagnosis
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Serotyping
Substances
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Antibodies, Bacterial
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Antibodies, Monoclonal
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Antigens, Bacterial
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Lipopolysaccharides