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. 1997 Jan;35(1):261–263. doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.1.261-263.1997

Protein characterization of Australian spotted fever group rickettsiae and monoclonal antibody typing of Rickettsia honei.

J Stenos 1, B Ross 1, H M Feng 1, P Crocquet-Valdes 1, D Walker 1
PMCID: PMC229551  PMID: 8968920

Abstract

Rickettsial proteins rOmp A and rOmp B exist in both Rickettsia australis and Rickettsia honei but differ in molecular weight and antigenicity; in addition, they produce distinct immunogenic responses and appear to be to conformationally dependent antigens. Species-specific monoclonal antibodies for other spotted fever group rickettsial species did not react with R. honei. A PCR product of the repeat region of the rOmp A gene from R. honei was amplified and calculated to contain 11 repeat units.

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