Ostertagia ostertagi Isolation and partial characterization of somatic and metabolic antigens
Canals, A. | Gasbarre, L. C.
One metabolic (ES) and two somatic extracts (AS and MS) were prepared from Ostertagia ostertagi. Partial characterization of the three preparations was accomplished by sodium dodecyi sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and immunoblot techniques. In immunoblots, AS showed a low number of bands that reacted weakly with sera collected from infected calves. MS reacted strongly with the homologous sera, and a sharp group of bands appeared from 12 to 14 kDa, increasing in intensity as the infection progressed. ES showed a group of strongly immunogenic bands in the range of 16-22 kDa. The three preparations were also tested for reactivity with specific antt-Ostertagia antibodies in an enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay (ELISA). The ELISA results showed that all three worm extracts contained antigen epitopes recognized by circulating antibody in sera taken from O. ostertagi-infected calves. The strongest response was seen when antibodies of the IgGl isotype were reacted with MS and ES. When sera taken from O. radiatum-infected calves were used both somatic extracts showed high levels of cross-reactivity. © 1990.
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