Hemagglutinating activity of the heat-labile enterotoxin isolated from porcine enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli |
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| Authors: | Shunji Sugii Takao Tsuji Takeshi Honda Toshio Miwatani |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Serology and Immunology, School of Medical Technology, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 228, Japan;Department of Bacteriology and Serology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Abstract The hemagglutinating activity of the heat-labile enterotoxin (LTp) isolated from porcine enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli was studied by hemagglutination inhibition. The hemagglutinating activity of LTp was enhanced 64–512-fold with pronase- and neuraminidase-treated human erythrocytes although both intact human and sheep erythrocytes were not agglutinated by LTp at the highest concentration used. No enhancement was found in hemagglutination of neuraminidase-treated sheep erythrocytes by LTp. Hemagglutination of pronase-treated human type A erythrocytes induced by LTp was inhibited by melibiose and galactose among mono-, di-, and polysaccharides used as inhibitors. Galactose was a slightly better inhibitor than melibiose. These findings suggest that LTp is a bacterial lectin specific for galactose. |
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| Keywords: | Hemagglutinating activity Heat-labile enterotoxin Escherichia coli |
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