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Immunological Studies on Dermatophytes I. Serological Reactivities of Neutral Polysaccharides with Rabbit Antiserum to Microsporum quinckeanum

Skin and Cancer Hospital, Temple University Health Sciences Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

ABSTRACT

Antiserum produced in the rabbit to autoclaved mycelial suspensions of Microsporum quinckeanum reacted with three neutral polysaccharides isolated from each of five species of dermatophytes, M. quinckeanum, Trichophyton granulosum, T. interdigitale, T. rubrum, and T. schönleinii. The serological reactivities of these polysaccharides, grouped as galactomannans I, galactomannans II, and glucans, were compared by qualitative precipitation analyses in gel and quantitative complement-fixation analyses. Significant differences were found among the glucans and galactomannans II but not among the galactomannans I of these species.