TABLE 2.
Immunoreactivity of noncapsulate B. fragilis strains with MAbs QUBF 6 and 7
| MAb | Strain | % of bacterial cells in broth culture labelled by immunofluorescence microscopy (mean ± SE) | % of colonies labelled by immunoreaction after growth of broth culture on agar plates (mean ± SE) |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUBF 6 | NCTC 9343 | 15 ± 2 | 14 ± 1 |
| LS54 | 6 ± 2 | 1 | |
| LS66 | 22 ± 3 | 19 | |
| JC17 | 0 | 0 | |
| QUBF 7 | NCTC 9343 | 21 ± 2 | 20 ± 3 |
| LS54 | 50 ± 6 | 53 ± 5 | |
| LS66 | <1 | 0 | |
| JC17 | 50 ± 1 | 60 |