TABLE 2.
Indirect immunofluorescence reactions of actinomyces strains with anti-type-1 and anti-type-2e
| Taxonomic groupa | Strain(s) | Reactionb with:
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Anti- type-2 | Anti- type-1 | ||
| A. naeslundii geno- species 1, sero- type I | N28B-15, N34A-24, N35B-3, N37B-2, ATCC 12104 | − | − |
| A. naeslundii geno- species 2 | |||
| Serotype II | N11A16, N12A-2B, ATCC 49339, N11A12, T14V, ATCC 27044 | + | + |
| Serotype III | N33A2B, N37B-13 | + | + |
| N34A-23 | − | + | |
| ATCC 49340 | − | − | |
| Serotype NVc | N28B-1, N29A27 | + | + |
| N32A-8, N37B-9 | − | − | |
| Nonserotypeabled | N38B-10 | + | + |
| N33A3 | + | − | |
| N34A-14 | − | + | |
| Actinomyces sero- | N7B-40, N16B-5, PK 1259, | − | + |
| type WVA 963 | ATCC 49338 | − | − |
| A. odontolyticus | N39A7, N34A-1, N34A19 | − | − |
a
According to reference 11.
b
Ten micrograms of primary antibody per ml; +, fluorescence equivalent to antigen strain; −, no fluorescence or extremely dim
c
Reactive with more than one serotype antibody.
d
Reactive with no serotype antibody.
e
All strains coaggregate with S. oralis 34 except those of A. odontolyticus.