VI. IDENTIFICATION OF ACTINOM YCES AND ARACHNIA
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identification of new serotypes and by continued improvement of FA
reagents. Studies on the antigenic make-up o f Actinomyces (Holmberg et al.,
1975; Bowden et al., 1976) will help to identify the species and serotype
specific antigens and show which of these are involved in the FA reaction.
With this information, it should be possible to produce improved reagents
using antiserum made against purified antigens.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The author would like to express her appreciation to Dr John M. Slack for the
many years of active collaboration on studies with Actinomyces and for his help
in the preparation of the manuscript. Studies on Actinomyces at West Virginia
University were supported in part by Public Health Service grants A1-01801
from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease and DE-02675 from
the National Institute of Dental Research.
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Altman, N. H. and Small, J. D. (1973). Lab. Anim. Sci. 23,696-700.
Baker, J. J. (1978).J. dent Res. 51, Special Issue A, 357.
Bellack, S. and Jordan, H. V. (1972). Archs Oral Biol. 17, 175-182.
Blank, C. H. and Georg, L. K. (1968).J. Lab. din. Med. 71, 283-293.
Bowden, G. H. and Hardie, J. M. (1973). In “Actinomycetales: Characteristics and
Practical Importance” (G. H. Sykes and F. A. Skinner, Eds.), pp. 277-299.
Academic Press, London.
Bowden, G. H., Hardie, J. M. and Fillery, E. D. (1976). J. dent. Res. 55, Special
Issue A, A192-A204.
Bowden, G. H. and Fillery, E. D. (1978). Proc. Int. Symp. Secretory Immune
System and Caries Immunity, Birmingham, Alabama.
Bowden, G. H. and Fillery, E. D. (1978). In “Secretory Immunity and Infection”
(J. H. McGhee, J. Mestecky and J. L. Babb, Eds), pp. 685-693. Plenum Press,
New York and London.
Bragg, S., Georg, L. and Ibrahim, A. (1972). Abst. Ann. Meeting A S M 72, 38.
Bragg, S., Kaplan, W. and Hageage, G. (1975). Abst. Ann. Meeting A S M 75, 86.
Bragg, S. and Kaplan, W. (1976). Abst. Ann. Meeting A S M 76, 94.
Bragg, S., Elliot, L. and Kaplan, W. (1977). Abst. Ann. Meeting A S M 77, 128.
Brighton, W. D. (1970). In “Standardization in Immunofluorescence” (E. J.
Brock, D. W. and Georg, L. K. (1969).J. Bact. 97, 581-588.
Brock, D. W., Georg, L. K., Brown, J. M. and Hicklin, M. D. (1973). Am. J. din.
Brown, D. A., Wheeler, T. T., Grow, T. E. and Birdsell, D. C. (1978). Abst. Ann.
Meeting A S M 78, 158.
Buchanan, R. E. and Gibbons, N. E. (Ed.), (1974). “Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology”, 8th edn, pp. 659-681. Williams and Wilkins Co.,
Baltimore.
Holborow, Ed.), pp. 55-62. Blackwell, Oxford.
Pathol. 59, 66-77.
Callihan, D. R. and Birdsell, D. C. (1977). Abst. Ann. Meeting A S M 77, 18.
Cherry, W. B. (1974). In “Manual of Clinical Microbiology”, 2nd edn (E. H.
Lennette, E. H. Spaulding and J. P. Truant, Eds), pp. 29-44. ASM, Washington.
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identification of new serotypes and by continued improvement of FA
reagents. Studies on the antigenic make-up o f Actinomyces (Holmberg et al.,
1975; Bowden et al., 1976) will help to identify the species and serotype
specific antigens and show which of these are involved in the FA reaction.
With this information, it should be possible to produce improved reagents
using antiserum made against purified antigens.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The author would like to express her appreciation to Dr John M. Slack for the
many years of active collaboration on studies with Actinomyces and for his help
in the preparation of the manuscript. Studies on Actinomyces at West Virginia
University were supported in part by Public Health Service grants A1-01801
from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease and DE-02675 from
the National Institute of Dental Research.
REFERENCES
Altman, N. H. and Small, J. D. (1973). Lab. Anim. Sci. 23,696-700.
Baker, J. J. (1978).J. dent Res. 51, Special Issue A, 357.
Bellack, S. and Jordan, H. V. (1972). Archs Oral Biol. 17, 175-182.
Blank, C. H. and Georg, L. K. (1968).J. Lab. din. Med. 71, 283-293.
Bowden, G. H. and Hardie, J. M. (1973). In “Actinomycetales: Characteristics and
Practical Importance” (G. H. Sykes and F. A. Skinner, Eds.), pp. 277-299.
Academic Press, London.
Bowden, G. H., Hardie, J. M. and Fillery, E. D. (1976). J. dent. Res. 55, Special
Issue A, A192-A204.
Bowden, G. H. and Fillery, E. D. (1978). Proc. Int. Symp. Secretory Immune
System and Caries Immunity, Birmingham, Alabama.
Bowden, G. H. and Fillery, E. D. (1978). In “Secretory Immunity and Infection”
(J. H. McGhee, J. Mestecky and J. L. Babb, Eds), pp. 685-693. Plenum Press,
New York and London.
Bragg, S., Georg, L. and Ibrahim, A. (1972). Abst. Ann. Meeting A S M 72, 38.
Bragg, S., Kaplan, W. and Hageage, G. (1975). Abst. Ann. Meeting A S M 75, 86.
Bragg, S. and Kaplan, W. (1976). Abst. Ann. Meeting A S M 76, 94.
Bragg, S., Elliot, L. and Kaplan, W. (1977). Abst. Ann. Meeting A S M 77, 128.
Brighton, W. D. (1970). In “Standardization in Immunofluorescence” (E. J.
Brock, D. W. and Georg, L. K. (1969).J. Bact. 97, 581-588.
Brock, D. W., Georg, L. K., Brown, J. M. and Hicklin, M. D. (1973). Am. J. din.
Brown, D. A., Wheeler, T. T., Grow, T. E. and Birdsell, D. C. (1978). Abst. Ann.
Meeting A S M 78, 158.
Buchanan, R. E. and Gibbons, N. E. (Ed.), (1974). “Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology”, 8th edn, pp. 659-681. Williams and Wilkins Co.,
Baltimore.
Holborow, Ed.), pp. 55-62. Blackwell, Oxford.
Pathol. 59, 66-77.
Callihan, D. R. and Birdsell, D. C. (1977). Abst. Ann. Meeting A S M 77, 18.
Cherry, W. B. (1974). In “Manual of Clinical Microbiology”, 2nd edn (E. H.
Lennette, E. H. Spaulding and J. P. Truant, Eds), pp. 29-44. ASM, Washington.