Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies directed against Bordetella pertussis lipopolysaccharide.
AUTOR(ES)
Gustafsson, B
RESUMO
Hybrid cell lines producing monoclonal antibodies against Bordetella pertussis lipopolysaccharide (LPS) were established. The specificity of the antibodies was ascertained by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and ELISA-inhibition experiments with LPS and delipidated polysaccharide fragments (PS-1 and PS-2) prepared from B. pertussis LPS. Monoclonal antibody 9-1-H5 reacted with B. pertussis LPS only, whereas monoclonal antibodies 6-4-H6 and 9-2-A8 reacted with PS-1 and PS-2 as well as B. pertussis LPS. The antibodies did not react with LPS prepared from B. parapertussis and B. bronchiseptica in an LPS-specific ELISA. A monoclonal antibody-based sandwich ELISA was developed for detection of B. pertussis LPS. This assay had a detection limit of B. pertussis LPS in concentrations ranging from 0.16 to 0.32 microgram/ml. The assay was also shown to be specific for the detection of whole B. pertussis bacteria. No cross-reactions were observed with strains of Branhamella catarrhalis, Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus miteor, Haemophilus influenzae, or Legionella pneumophila. The monoclonal antibodies might be useful for the detection of soluble antigens and whole bacteria in clinical samples and for studies of the immunochemical structure of B. pertussis LPS.
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