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The Journal of Medical Microbiology, Vol 37, Issue 6 413-419, Copyright © 1992 by Society for General Microbiology

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Identification of highly conserved and species-specific polypeptides of Haemophilus ducreyi

M. J. Alfa, C. L. Yang, L. A. Slaney, A. Y. Kwok, A. R. Ronald and F. T. Jay
Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.

Chancroid is a sexually transmitted diseased caused by Haemophilus ducreyi. The pathological manifestations of chancroid are unique among Haemophilus species and the virulence factors of H. ducreyi that account for these features have not been identified. Some of these virulence factors may be unique components of H. ducreyi, but attempts to identify H. ducreyi-specific components have been unsuccessful. Four polypeptides--A, B, C and D of 83, 77, 56 and 28 kDa, respectively--were identified with a panel of nine H. ducreyi-specific monoclonal antibodies (MAbs). Polypeptide C was one of the five major proteins in H. ducreyi and demonstrated micro-heterogeneity in SDS-PAGE. Polypeptides A, B and D were present in only small amounts in whole-cell lysates of H. ducreyi. The relative amounts of A and B varied, suggesting that they may be precursor molecules. The unique polypeptides C and D were not exposed on the surface. Polypeptide C was highly soluble and did not appear to be membrane-bound, whereas polypeptide D appeared to partition with the cytoplasmic membrane and was soluble in Sarkosyl. All four polypeptides appeared to be unique to H. ducreyi since MAbs directed against them did not cross-react with H. influenzae, H. parainfluenzae or Neisseria gonorrhoeae. The mol. wts of all of these polypeptides were conserved throughout 35 clinical isolates collected from 15 cities in eight countries and one reference strain of H. ducreyi that were tested.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


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