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. 1981 Feb;31(2):822–824. doi: 10.1128/iai.31.2.822-824.1981

Ultrastructural localization and protective activity of a high-molecular-weight antigen isolated from Legionella pneumophila.

J A Elliott, W Johnson, C M Helms
PMCID: PMC351383  PMID: 7216476

Abstract

Immunoperoxidase labeling showed that the F-1 antigen of Legionella pneumophila is located on the bacterial cell surface. Protection against lethal intraperitoneal challenge with serogroup 1 L. pneumophila was induced in guinea pigs by heat-killed cells and F-1 antigen from serogroup 1, but not by heat-killed cells or F-1 antigens from serogroup 2, 3, or 4.

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