capsular antigen

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cap·su·lar an·ti·gen

that found only in the capsules of certain microorganisms; for example, the specific polysaccharides of various types of pneumococci.

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cap·su·lar an·ti·gen

(kap'sū-lăr an'ti-jen)

That found only in the capsules of certain microorganisms; e.g., the specific polysaccharides of various types of pneumococci.

[Ger. Kapsel, capsule]

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Geographic distribution of antibodies against Vi capsular antigen of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, Fiji, 2013.

Role of Environmental Factors in Shaping Spatial Distribution of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi, Fiji

Verbal consent was obtained from 71 contacts to test their serum for plague antibody with a capsular antigen fraction 1 (F1) IgG ELISA (10,11); 7/20 (35%) contacts from Antsahatsianarina, 12/20 (60%) from Beravina (the burial site of case-patient 1), 9/10 (90%) from Ambilona, and 7/21 (33%) from Ambatoharanana were seropositive (Figure 2; online Technical Appendix Table).

Pneumonic plague transmission, Moramanga, Madagascar, 2015

Structure of the capsular antigen of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup K.

Description and nomenclature of Neisseria meningitidis capsule locus

Molecular serotyping of Klebsiella species isolates by restriction of the amplified capsular antigen gene cluster.

Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia and capsular serotypes, Taiwan

However, it remains to be demonstrated whether such responses are induced by natural exposure through the respiratory route, whether natural exposure induces responses to other, more conserved antigens or only to the capsular antigen, and whether natural exposure induces long-lived immunologic memory.

Bacterial Vaccines and Serotype Replacement: Lessons from Haemophilus influenzae and Prospects for Streptococcus pneumoniae

Between eleven capsular antigens, serotype III (50.9%), V (27.47%), Ib (17.76%), Ia (15.54%), Ic (5.85%)were the highest.

Capsular Genotypes Distribution and Antibiotic Resistance pattern of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) Isolated from Clinical Samples, Tehran, Iran

pneumoniae isolates were sent to the Laboratorio de Enterobacterias, Departamento de Bacteriologia, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil for immunological analysis of the serotypes with regard to the K1 to K6 capsular antigens of the external membrane, as determined by antigen-antibody reaction analysis.