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Infect Immun. 1992 March; 60(3): 804-809

Characterization of an antigenically conserved heat-modifiable major outer membrane protein of Branhamella catarrhalis.

Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, Buffalo.

ABSTRACT

Branhamella catarrhalis is a common cause of otitis media in children and of respiratory infections in adults with chronic bronchitis. Little is known about the antigenic structure of the outer membrane proteins (OMPs). In this study, two murine monoclonal antibodies, 7D6 and 5E8, were developed and used to characterize the major heat-modifiable OMP (OMP C/D) of B. catarrhalis. Immunoblot assays indicated that OMP C/D is heat modifiable, having a molecular mass of 55 kDa at room temperature and a mass of 60 kDa when heated under reducing conditions. Expression of the epitopes is independent of growth phase and growth media. Both epitopes are present in 51 of 51 strains of B. catarrhalis tested and are highly specific for Branhamella strains, being absent from a variety of other gram-negative species. Antibody 5E8 recognizes an epitope which is expressed on the surface of the intact bacterium. We conclude that OMP C/D is a major, heat-modifiable OMP antigen that expresses at least one stable, conserved epitope on the surface of B. catarrhalis. Future studies should focus on the role of OMP C/D in pathogenesis and on its potential role as a vaccine antigen.

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