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Purification and partial characterization of fimbriae of Vibrio cholerae O1
M Ehara1, M Ishibashi, Y Ichinose
1Department of Bacteriology, Nagasaki University, Japan.
Abstract:
Fimbriae of Vibrio cholerae O1 were purified from a strain of the classical biotype, Inaba serotype (Bgd 17), and a strain of the El Tor biotype, Ogawa serotype (K23), grown on TCG agar medium by the following procedure; homogenization of the cell suspension to detach fimbriae, ultracentrifugation to remove remaining cells and their debris, concentration of the supernatant containing fimbriae with ultrafiltration, and 20 to 40% sucrose linear gradient centrifugation of the concentrated material. The fimbriae in both preparations were flexible, long fibres readily distinguishable under the electron microscope from those of CFA/I, CFA/II seen in ETEC strains. Their structural subunit was a protein of 16 kdaltons. Fimbriae isolated from both serotypes and biotypes shared antigenic determinants.
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