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Three new major somatic antigens of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. 1990

P V Liu, and S Wang

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky 40292.

Three new major somatic antigens of Pseudomonas aeruginosa have been described and added to the 17 existing groups in the International Antigenic Typing System (P. V. Liu, H. Matsumoto, H. Kusama, and T. Bergan, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 33:256-264, 1983). These newly recognized antigens are present in some strains of P. aeruginosa that have been used as type strains of various typing schemata but have not been recognized because of cross-reactions of these strains with antisera of other serogroups with minor antigens. The lists of corresponding serogroups of various serotyping schemata have been revised accordingly.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011550	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	A species of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria commonly isolated from clinical specimens (wound, burn, and urinary tract infections). It is also found widely distributed in soil and water. P. aeruginosa is a major agent of nosocomial infection.	Bacillus aeruginosus,Bacillus pyocyaneus,Bacterium aeruginosum,Bacterium pyocyaneum,Micrococcus pyocyaneus,Pseudomonas polycolor,Pseudomonas pyocyanea
D003429	Cross Reactions	Serological reactions in which an antiserum against one antigen reacts with a non-identical but closely related antigen.	Cross Reaction,Reaction, Cross,Reactions, Cross
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000942	Antigens, Bacterial	Substances elaborated by bacteria that have antigenic activity.	Bacterial Antigen,Bacterial Antigens,Antigen, Bacterial
D012703	Serotyping	Process of determining and distinguishing species of bacteria or viruses based on antigens they share.	Serotypings
D013045	Species Specificity	The restriction of a characteristic behavior, anatomical structure or physical system, such as immune response; metabolic response, or gene or gene variant to the members of one species. It refers to that property which differentiates one species from another but it is also used for phylogenetic levels higher or lower than the species.	Species Specificities,Specificities, Species,Specificity, Species