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Serological diagnosis of petriellidiosis (Allescheriosis)

I. Isolation and characterization of soluble antigens from allescheria boydii and monosporium apiospermum

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Soluble antigens in culture filtrates of three strains of Petriellidium boydii and three strains of Monosporium apiospermum were examined. Antigens were separated from concentrated crude filtrates by anion-exchange chromatography. A single major peak (Antigen 1), constituting a significant proportion of the total recoverable carbohydrate, was the only product isolated from each of four chromatographed filtrates. Depending on the fungus strain, Antigen 1 consisted of 90–96% carbohydrate, 3–4% protein, and 2–4% nucleic acid. Antigen 1 was found to consist of a population of molecules with a heterogeneous molecular size when assayed by gel filtration chromatography; however, isolated fractions of Antigen 1 proved to be immunologically identical when examined by Ouchterlony immunodiffusion. In addition, Antigen 1 from each strain was immunologically identical to similar preparations of Antigen 1 from the other five fungus strains. Chromatography of culture filtrates from two strains of M. apiospermum revealed a second peak (Antigen 2), which was found to consist of 70% carbohydrate, 16% protein, and 4% nucleic acid. Although Antigen 2 contained four times as much protein as Antigen 1, the two preparations were immunologically identical by immunodiffusion tests. Ion-exchange chromatography proved to be a useful procedure for isolating antigens of P. boydii and M. apiospermum from culture filtrates.

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  1. Division of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, University of Nevada, 89507, Reno, Nevada

    David M. Lupan

  2. Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, 52242, Iowa City, Iowa

    John Cazin Jr.

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Lupan, D.M., Cazin, J. Serological diagnosis of petriellidiosis (Allescheriosis). Mycopathologia 58, 31–38 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00493591

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