Abstract
Seventy-two normal human sera from healthy blood donors were tested by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in order to determine the amounts and avidities of immunoglobulins M and G antibodies to lipopolysaccharides of seven Fisher's immunotypes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and to exotoxin A. The patterns of specificity for seven immunotypes in all individual sera were determined. These data show a predominance of antibodies directed to Fisher's immunotypes 7 and 4 in the human population tested and may reflect frequency of occurrence of immunotypes outside the hospital environment.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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ADP Ribose Transferases*
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Antibodies, Bacterial / analysis*
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Antibodies, Bacterial / immunology
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Antibody Specificity
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Antigens, Bacterial / immunology*
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Bacterial Toxins*
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Blood Donors
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Exotoxins / immunology
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Humans
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Immune Sera / immunology
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Immunoglobulin G / analysis
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Immunoglobulin G / immunology
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Immunoglobulin M / analysis
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Immunoglobulin M / immunology
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Lipopolysaccharides / immunology
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa / immunology*
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exotoxin A
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Virulence Factors*
Substances
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Antibodies, Bacterial
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Antigens, Bacterial
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Bacterial Toxins
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Exotoxins
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Immune Sera
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Immunoglobulin G
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Immunoglobulin M
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Lipopolysaccharides
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Virulence Factors
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ADP Ribose Transferases