[Pertussis toxin and cross-reactive antigens in dynamics of Bordetella pertussis cultivation].

Cultures of Bordetella pertussis from phases of exponential growth, retarded growth and from stationary phase were obtained during periodic dynamic cultivation. Preparations for intravenous immunization of rabbits were made from these cultures. Levels of IgG to pertussis toxin, cell walls preparations from 12 bacterial species, 4 organo-specific antigens, and 7 organospecific human antigens were measured in obtained sera. It was shown that higher levels of IgG to pertussis toxin were found in sera of rabbits immunized with cultures from exponential growth phase whereas decrease of this level in 8 times was observed in sera of rabbits immunized with cultures from retarded growth phase or end of stationary phase. After immunization with culture from exponential growth phase increase of IgG levels to cross-reactive antigens was not observed compared to levels of these antibodies in control sera obtained before immunization. After immunization with cultures from retarded growth phase or end of stationary phase increase of IgG levels to preparations of cell walls of Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, to denaturated DNA, elastin, and renal and liver microsomal fractions was detected compared to control sera. Described data can substantiate usefulness of obtaining the most specific diagnostic sera and test-systems using cultures of B. pertussis from the phase of exponential growth.