An unusual H antigen (Z66) in strains of Salmonella typhi

Eleven Salmonella typhi isolates were recovered from patients with typhoid in Indonesia. These motile isolates had neither H:d nor H:j antigen but had a new H antigen, designated Z66 in this paper. After passage through semi-solid agar medium with anti-Z66 serum (in U-tube), 7 strains were agglutina...

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Published inAnnales de microbiologie Vol. 132; no. 3; p. 331
Main Authors Guinée, P A, Jansen, W H, Maas, H M, Le Minor, L, Beaud, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published France 01.05.1981
Subjects
Antigens, Bacterial - analysis
Indonesia
Salmonella typhi - classification
Salmonella typhi - immunology
Serotyping
Indonesia
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Summary:Eleven Salmonella typhi isolates were recovered from patients with typhoid in Indonesia. These motile isolates had neither H:d nor H:j antigen but had a new H antigen, designated Z66 in this paper. After passage through semi-solid agar medium with anti-Z66 serum (in U-tube), 7 strains were agglutinable by H:d antiserum. No strain was able to express the three H factors. In case of typhoid fever caused by such strains, conventional Widal test may not detect anti-H:d agglutinins in patients' sera.
ISSN:0300-5410