Cimulative hemagglutination by Mycoplasma pneumoniae and other agglutinins.

Journal of Bacteriology
T J JohnV A Fulginiti

Abstract

John, T. Jacob (University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver), Marlene Stahl, and Vincent A. Fulginiti. Cumulative hemagglutination by Mycoplasma pneumoniae and other agglutinins. J. Bacteriol. 92:1002-1004. 1966.-The phenomenon of cumulative hemagglutination, or hemagglutination by two agglutinins, each in subagglutinating concentration, was demonstrated by use of four different systems, namely, horse serum and Mycoplasma pneumoniae, horse serum and measles antigen, M. pneumoniae and measles antigen, and parainfluenza 2 virus and M. pneumoniae. Cumulative hemagglutination appears to be the mechanism by which a horse-serum diluent causes high hemagglutination titers of M. pneumoniae, since both contain hemagglutinins against vervet erythrocytes. It was also shown that antibodies against either one of the two antigens may cause inhibition of such hemagglutination.

References

Feb 1, 1965·JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association·J T GRAYSTONW A MACCOLL

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