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  • Title: Structural and serological studies of the O-antigen of the bacterium Proteus vulgaris OX2 (serogroup O2) used in the Weil-Felix test.
    Author: Cedzynski M, Knirel YuA, Amano KI, Swierzko AS, Paramonov NA, Senchenkova SN, Kaca W.
    Journal: Biochemistry (Mosc); 1997 Jan; 62(1):15-20. PubMed ID: 9113724.
    Abstract:
    Based on monosaccharide analysis and 1H- and 13C-NMR spectroscopy, the following structure of the O-specific polysaccharide chain of Proteus vulgaris OX2 lipopolysaccharide (LPS), which defines the O2 specificity of Proteus, was established: [formula: see text] where L-QuiNAc is N-acetyl-L-quinovosamine (2-acetamido-2,6-dideoxy-L-glucose). Various strains of P. vulgaris OX2 used in the Weil-Felix test for serodiagnosis of rickettsiosis (spotted fevers, except for Rocky Mountain spotted fever) were shown to produce LPS with the same O-specific polysaccharide, which differs structurally and serologically from LPS of P. vulgaris OX19 used as antigen for serodiagnosis of typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. O-Acetyl groups present in the polysaccharide are not important for manifesting the immunospecificity. ELISA confirmed that the epitope responsible for the cross-reactivity between sera from patients with Japanese spotted fever and P. vulgaris OX2 cells is located on the P. vulgaris LPS. At the same time, no cross-reaction was observed between rabbit anti-P. vulgaris OX2 antibodies and the spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsial cells. Therefore, human anti-SFG rickettsial antibodies and rabbit anti-P. vulgaris OX2 antibodies may bind to distinct epitopes on P. vulgaris OX2 LPS, and no epitope recognized by rabbit anti-P. vulgaris OX2 antibodies is present on the LPS or any other surface antigen of SFG rickettsiae.
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