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J Bacteriol. 1969 July; 99(1): 13-17
Copyright © 1969 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Immunological Response of the Rabbit to Vi Antigen

¹ Laboratory of Bacterial Products, Division of Biologics Standards, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20014

ABSTRACT

Vi antibody response of rabbits varied depending on whether Vi antigen was administered in particulate or soluble state. Vi antigen in particulate form induced hemagglutinins, bacterial agglutinins, and passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA) antibodies, whereas soluble Vi antigen induced only hemagglutinins. Guinea pigs passively sensitized with antisera against particulate Vi antigen gave PCA reactions when challenged with either soluble or cellular Vi antigen; antisera against soluble Vi antigen were negative for PCA. The specificity of PCA was demonstrated by its dependence on the Vi concentration and by absorption of PCA activity from antisera with V-form cells of Salmonella typhosa.