PROPOSAL OF A NEW SCHEME FOR THE SEROLOGICAL TYPING OF ENTEROCOCCUS-FAECALIS STRAINS

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作者
MAEKAWA, S [1 ]
YOSHIOKA, M [1 ]
KUMAMOTO, Y [1 ]
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[1] SAPPORO MED COLL,DEPT UROL,SAPPORO,HOKKAIDO 060,JAPAN
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10.1111/j.1348-0421.1992.tb02070.x
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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No systematic study on serotyping of Enterococcus faecalis has been reported since 1964 when M.E. Sharpe conducted serotyping of group D streptococcus in U.K. So, we attempted to re-evaluate serotyping of E. faecalis. For this purpose, we received 42 Sharpe's strains and first examined for their biochemical characteristics as E.faecalis. Only 9 of the 42 strains were identified as E.faecalis. We raised rabbit antisera against a large number of E.faecalis strains, including the 9 Sharpe's strains, 2 strains obtained from CDC in U.S.A. and 36 strains isolated from patients hospitalized in different cities of Japan. From the results of cross-agglutination tests and absorption tests performed on these antisera using a large number of E. faecalis strains, we were able to classify 21 distinct serotype strains and to prepare 21 mono-specific typing antisera by absorption of the antisera to the type strains with appropriate cross-agglutinating strains. When 832 E.faecalis strains were serotyped with the 21 typing antisera, 638 strains (76.7%) were typable. Thus, we propose a provisional scheme of 21 distinct serovars in E.faecalis.
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