Abstract:
A panel of monoclonal antibody (Mab) producing hybridomas directed against various antigens of Bordetella pertussis are disclosed herein. The hybridomas and the antigens that the resulting monoclonals are directed against include: (1) BPG10F8C3 and BPE8D8B1--lipooligosaccharide A (LOS A), serotype 1; (2) BPD5, BPE6, and BPF2--fimbriae, serotype 2; (3) BPE3, BPE8 and BPD8--69 kDa nonfimbrial protein, serotype 3; and (4) BPB7, BPC10, BPD4, BPD6, BPD9, and BPF5--fimbriae, serotype 6.

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FIELD OF INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to hybridomas and monoclonal antibodies produced therewith which are reactive with certain antigens of Bordetella pertussis. 
     BACKGROUND OF INVENTION 
     Bordetella pertussis is the bacterial pathogen responsible for whooping cough in humans. Presently, the only widely-available commercial diagnostic probe available to detect B. pertussis in naso-pharyngeal aspirates or in cultures from patients with clinical symptoms of pertussis is a crude polyclonal antiserum that typically gives high background in routine immunofluorescence assays. 
     In addition to its diagnostic applications, polyclonal antiserum to B. pertussis has also been employed to establish serotypes for B. pertussis. Serotype markers for the bacterium have been defined by the ability of strain-specific polyclonal antisera to agglutinate the bacteria. 
     E. K. Andersen first identified five distinctive agglutinogen factors in 1953 (Acta Pathol. Microbiol. Scand. 33:202-224 (1953)), and Eldering et al. subsequently added agglutinogen factor 6 (J. Bacteriol. 74:133-136 (1957)). 1n fact, it is the use of mono-specific polyclonal antisera (Preston factors 1-3) in combination with U.S. Reference Factor 1-6 antisera which has permitted B. pertussis to be distinguished from the closely related species B. bronchiseptica and B. parapertussis. 
     Following whooping cough outbreaks, it has been noted that there tends to be a prevalence of certain B. pertussis serotypes, and the serum agglutinin titers of human vaccinees appear to correlate with clinical protection from pertussis. Thus, identification of specific agglutinogens to B. pertussis is of potential importance since they may serve as protective antigens. 
     Some of the agglutinogen factors have been defined, for instance, the expression of lipooligosacccharide A (LOS A) by B. pertussis cells appears to correlate with the presence of the serotype 1 agglutinogen factor. Likewise, fimbrial agglutinogens have been found to correspond to serotype 2-, 3-and 6-containing cells, and a nonfimbrial 69 kDa outer membrane protein appears to correlate to serotype 3 cells. 
     In view of the above, the present inventors sought to create Bordetella pertussis hybridomas and serotype-specific monoclonal antibodies (Mabs) therefrom in order to specifically detect B. pertussis organisms and the antigens that they produce, and to advantageously utilize such Mabs for diagnostic, manufacturing and research purposes. 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     A panel of monoclonal antibody (Mab) producing hybridomas directed against various outer membrane antigens of Bordetella pertussis are disclosed herein. The hybridomas and the antigens that the resulting monoclonals are directed against include: (1) BPG10F8C3 and BPE8D8B1--lipooligosaccharide A (LOS A), serotype 1; (2) BPD5, BPE6, and BPF2--fimbriae, serotype 2; (3) BPE3, BPE8 and BPD8--69 kDa nonfimbrial protein, serotype 3; and (4) BPB7, BPC10, BPD4, BPD6, BPD9, and BPF5--fimbriae, serotype 6. Hybridomas and Mabs directed to serotypes 4 and 5 have not as yet been defined. 
     The hybridomas of the present invention are advantageous over hybridomas of the prior art in that they have been selected for their ability to grow well in culture and to effectively produce ascites. 
     Likewise, the monoclonal antibodies of the present invention also possess advantageous features, namely: (a) they are superior to crude polyclonal antiserum in diagnostic immunofluorescence assays and in that they are highly specific for B. pertussis organisms and they produce results which correlate with culture positive patients; (b) they show no cross-reactivity with other bacteria except the closely related species B. bronchiseptica and B. parapertussis; (c) they are useful for serotyping B. pertussis strains and for determining whether particular antigens are being expressed; (d) several have shown very high titers in bacterial agglutination assays and in ELISA and have been employed in immuno-blotting procedures at dilutions of 1:1000 or greater, thus, they may be useful in regulating acellular pertussis vaccines; (e) they have been successfully employed in immunoelectronmicroscopy to determine serotype-specificity; and (f) they have been successfully linked to agarose for use in affinity purification procedures, thus, they may be commercially beneficial in the manufacture of purified reagents or vaccine components. 
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE TABLES 
     Table 1. Agglutination of bacterial strains by monoclonal antibodies reactive with B. pertussis LOS A, serotype 1. 
     Table 2. Agglutination of serotype-specific B. pertussis strains by monoclonal antibodies to serotype 3 (69 kDa protein) or serotype 2 or 6 fimbriae and polyclonal antiserum to the 69 kDa protein. 
     Table 3. Agglutination of B. pertussis cells by serotype 2- and serotype 6- reactive monoclonal antibodies. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION 
     All references cited below are to be specifically incorporated herein by reference. 
     A. MICROORGANISMS 
     Strains of B. bronchiseptica were provided by David Bemis, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN. B. pertussis strains Tohama I, 134, 10901 and 11615 were provided by Mark S. Peppler, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Tn5 insertion mutants BP325, BP326, BP338, BP353 and BP354 were provided by D. Alsion Weiss, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA. The remaining B. pertussis strains (e.g. 114, and 432) are available through the Laboratory of Pertussis, CBER, FDA, NIH, Bethesda, MD. 
     Some serotyping antisera were provided by N.W. Preston, University of Manchester, U.K. 
     Bordetella pertussis cells were cultured on Bordet-Gengou agar medium (Difco Laboratories, Detroit, MI) containing 15% sheep blood and subcultured and grown in liquid Cohen-Wheeler or modified Stainer-Scholte medium (strains 114 and 432) as described by Cowell et al. (Infect. Immun. 55:916-922 (1987)) (see also, Li et al. Infection and Immunity 56(3);699-702 (1988)). 
     Protein was purified from the bacteria as described below, or the cells were fixed in 0.2% formaldehyde and serotyped by the microagglutination assay of Manclark et al. (Manual of Clinical Laboratory Immunology, Rose, Friedman and Fahey, eds., pp. 388-394, Am. Soc. for Micro, Wash. D.C. (1986)) with U.S. Reference Factor 1 to 6 antisera (Eldering agglutinogen 1 to 6 polyclonal antisera) (Eldering et al , J. Bacteriol. 74:133-136 (1957)). 
     For adsorption studies, 0.5 ml of a 1:10 dilution of U.S. Reference Factor 3 Antiserum was incubated with 10 11  formaldehyde-fixed BP353 cells overnight at 25° C. Bacteria were removed by centrifugation and the resulting antiserum was used for agglutination studies. 
     B. PROTEIN PURIFICATION 
     1. 69 kDa Protein 
     Crude outer membrane protein preparations containing the 69 kDa B. pertussis protein were obtained by heating 6×10 12  washed bacteria, resuspended in 30 ml of phosphate buffered saline (PBS: 0.01M PO 4 , 0.15M NaCl, pH 7.2) for one hour at 60° C. The 69 kDa protein was purified therefrom by affinity chromatography using the monoclonal antibody BPE3 linked to agarose as described by Brennan et al. (Infection and Immunity, 56(12):3189-3195 (1988)). 
     The resulting purified protein was used to produce polyclonal antisera by immunizing five mice subcutaneously with 20 μg of protein per mouse in Freund complete adjuvant, followed in 4 weeks by a secondary injection with incomplete adjuvant. The mice were bled 7 days after the second injection, the sera were pooled, and agglutination tests were performed after nonspecific agglutination was reduced by adsorption of the sera with 25% kaolin by the method of Zhang et al. (Infect. Immun. 48:422-427 (1985)). Mouse sera obtained prior to immunization were negative in the agglutination assays. 
     2. Fimbriae Protein 
     Serotype 2 and serotype 6 fimbriae were isolated from B. pertussis strain 325 and 114 cells, respectively, by mechanical shearing using a Sorvall Omni-mixer followed by ammonium sulfate precipitation as described by Cowell et al., supra (see also, Li et al., Infection and Immunity 56(12):3184-3188 (1988)). These crude fimbrial preparations were used in the production of hybridomas and in indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). 
     C Monoclonals 
     Hybridomas were established by standard procedures (e.g., Fazekas de St. Groth and Scheidegger, J Immunol. Meth. 35:1-21 (1980)). More specifically, hybridomas BPG10F8C3 and BPE8D8B1 were prepared by immunizing BALB/c mice with partially purified preparations of fimbriae from B. pertussis strain strain 325 (serotype 1.2.3.4) or 114 (serotype 1.3.6), and the spleen cells fused with the plasmacytoma cell line SP2/0. 
     Likewise, BPE3, BPD8 and BPE8 were obtained by fusion of spleen cells from BALB/c mice, immunized with B. pertussis strain BP353 (serotype 1.3), to the plasmacytoma cell line SP 2/0. 
     Similarly, hybridomas BPF2, BPD5, BPE6, BPB7, BPD4, BPD6, BPD9, BPF5 and BPC10 were made by subcutaneously immunizing BALB/c mice with crude fimbrial preparations isolated from B. pertussis strain 325 (serotype 1.2.3.4) or 114 (serotype 1.3.6) and the spleen cells fused with the SP2/0 cell line. 
     The protocol employed above comprised injecting mice with protein or with 5×10 8  a formaldehyde-fixed bacteria intraperitoneally (or subcutaneously when so noted) three times at 2-week intervals, and an intravenous injection was given 3 days before fusion. 
     Hybridoma supernatants were initially screened for the presence of monoclonal antibodies by bacterial agglutination (Manclark et al., supra) and by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) using microtiter plates coated with fixed B. pertussis cells. 
     Immunoglobulin isotypes were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays with specific anti-mouse immunoglobulin reagents (Southern Biotechnology Assoc., Inc., Birmingham, Ala.). Monoclonal antibodies were then purified from ascitic fluid by precipitation with 50% ammonium sulfate followed by chromatography on DEAE-cellulose with a 0 to 0.2M potassium chloride gradient for the elution of antibodies of the immunoglobulin G isotype, or by gel filtration with Sepharose 4B for antibodies of the immunoglobulin M isotype. 
     The purity of the resulting immunoglobulin fractions was assessed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). 
     D. Agglutination Tests 
     Supernatants from the hybridomas described above were assessed to determine their ability to agglutinate various B. pertussis strains. The results of these agglutination tests are provided below in Table 1--BPG10F8C3 and BPE8D8B1 (anti-LOS A); Table 2--BPE3, BPE8 and BPD8 (anti-69 kDa protein), as well as BPF2 and BPC10 (anti-fimbriae); and Table 3--BPD5, BPE6, BPF2, BPB7, BPC10, BPD4, BPD6, BPD9, and BPF5 (anti-fimbriae). 
     As depicted in Table 1, hybridomas BPG10F8C3 and BPE8D8B1 produced monoclonal antibodies which agglutinated B. pertussis strains of various serotypes although strains Tohama I and Tohama III were most strongly agglutinated. Four strains of B. bronchiseptica and three strains of B. parapertussis were not agglutinated, nor were other gram-negative bacteria such as Escherichia coli, Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Neisseria meningitidis, and Salmonella typhimurium. 
     BPG10F8C3 and BPE8D8B1 both produced monoclonal antibodies of the immunoglobulin G 3  subclass (IgG 3 ). 
     Table 2 shows that the three hybridomas--BPE3, BPE8, and BPD8 produce monoclonal antibodies that strongly agglutinate the immunizing BP353 cells and an additional serotype 1.3 strain, BP354. These monoclonal antibodies also agglutinate some (but not all) B. pertussis cells of serotypes 1 3.6, 1.2.3.4, and 1.2.3.4.6. In all cases, the agglutination titer was highest with BPE3. These antibodies did not agglutinate serotype 1 or nontypable strains of B. pertussis, four strains of B. bronchiseptica, three strains of B. parapertussis, and other gram-negative bacteria, including Escherichia coli, Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Neisseria meningitidis, and Salmonella typhimurium. 
     BPE3 produced monoclonal antibodies of the immunoglobulin M subclass (IgM), while BPE8 and BPD8 produced monoclonal antibodies of the immunoglobulin G 1  subclass (IgG 1 ) 
     Table 3 shows that monoclonal antibodies from hybridomas produced by immunizing mice with type 2 (BPF2, BPE6 and BPD5) fimbriae agglutinated G. pertussis serotype 1.2.3.4 and 1.2.3.4.6 B. pertussis cells but not serotype 1.3.6 strains. Monoclonal antibodies from hybridomas produced by immunizing mice with type 6 (BPC10, BPB7, BPD4, BPD6, BPD9 and BPF5) fimbriae agglutinated serotype 1.2.3.4.6 and 1.3.6 strains but not serotype 1.2.3.4 strains. None of these antibodies agglutinated serotype 1.3, 1 or nontypable strains of B. pertussis. 
     The hybridomas which produced monoclonal antibodies reactive with type 2 fimbriae, namely BPF2, BPD5 and BPE6 were of the immunoglobulin subclasses IgG 1 , IgG 2a , and IgG 2b , respectively. Monoclonal antibodies which were reactive with the type 6 fimbriae, i.e., antibodies from hybridomas BPC10, BPB7, BPD4, BPD6, BPD9 and BPF5 were found to be of the immunoglobulin subclasses IgG 1 , IgG 2b , IgG 2a , IgG 2a  IgG 2a , and IgG 2b , respectively. 
     E. SDS-PAGE and Western Blot Analysis 
     Whole-cell lysates, crude bacterial extracts and purified proteins were analyzed by sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) on a 10% resolving gel with a 3% stacking gel (Laemmli, Nature (London) 227:680-685 (1970)). Samples were solubilized in electrophoresis buffer containing 0.1% SDS and 0.1M dithiothreitol and boiled for 5 minutes except for fimbriae which were boiled for only 1 minute prior to application on the gel. 
     Application of the fimbriae to the gel resulted in the appearance of multiple oligomeric fimbrial units larger than the monomeric subunit as visualized by Coomassie blue or silver staining. 
     For Western blot (immunoblot) analysis, proteins were electroblotted from the gel onto nitrocellulose paper (BA-85; Schleicher &amp; Schuell, Inc., Keene, NH) for 1 hour at 100 V in 0.025M Tris-0.192M glycine (pH 8.3) buffer containing 20% methanol as described by Towbin et al. (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 76:4350-4354 (1979)). 
     Nitrocellulose filters were blocked in Tris-buffered saline (0.02M Tris-0.5M NaCl, pH 7.5) containing 0.5% bovine serum albumin (BSA) with shaking overnight at 25° C. The filters were then incubated with hybridoma supernatants concentrated 10-fold with 50% ammonium sulfate diluted 1:100, or with ascitic fluid diluted 1:1000 in Tris-buffered saline containing 0.05% Tween 20 and 0.2% sodium azide for 2 hours at 25° C. 
     After extensive washing, the filters were incubated for an additional 2 hours in a 1:1,000 dilution of alkaline phosphatase-conjugated goat anti-mouse immunoglobulin (Sigma Chemical Co., St. Louis, MO), or with peroxidase-conjugated goat anti-mouse immunoglobulin (Bio-Rad, Richmond, CA). 
     The filters were developed with the Protoblot substrate system (Promega Biotec, Madison, WI) to detect alkaline phosphatase-conjugated antibodies, or with 4-chloro-1-naphthol as the peroxidase substrate. A similar procedure was used to detect bands reactive with U.S. Reference Factor 3 antiserum with this rabbit polyclonal antiserum diluted 1:300, followed by a 1:1000 dilution of peroxidase-conjugated goat anti-rabbit immunoglobulin (Bio-Rad, Richmond, CA). 
     1. G10F8C3 and E8D8B1 
     Monoclonal antibodies G10F8C3 and E8D8B1 detected a single diffuse band migrating near the gel front on lanes containing lysates of agglutination-positive B. pertussis strains. The immunoreactive band was confirmed to be LOS A by Western blot analysis of Tohama I LOS. 
     Agglutinogen 1 was common to all B. pertussis strains agglutinated by monoclonals G10F8C3 and E8D8B1. The U.S Reference Agglutinogen Factor 1 Antiserum (Eldering agglutinogen 1 polyclonal antiserum) reacted strongly with LOS A on immunoblots of Bordetella cell lysates, as did monoclonal antibody G10F8C3. However, LOS A and agglutinogen factor 1 are not identical since agglutinogen factor 1 antiserum agglutinated B. pertussis 134, which did not express LOS A and was not agglutinated by the monoclonal antibodies. 
     No cross-reactivity of the anti-LOS A monoclonal antibodies was observed with LOSs of other bacterial genera, however, these monoclonal antibodies did react with LOS AB strains of B. bronchiseptica. 
     2. BPE3, BPE8 and BPD8 
     Monoclonal antibodies BPE3, BPE8 and BPD8 specifically detected a single 69 kDa band on Western blots containing cell lysates of serotypes 1.3, 1.3.6, 1.2.3.4, and b 1.2.3.4.6 B. pertussis cells, although much greater amounts of antibody were required for detection using antibodies from BPE8 and BPD8 than when antibodies from BPE3 were employed. The 69 kDa band was present in all strains containing serotype 3 agglutinogen, including those not agglutinated by BPE3 monoclonal antibody. No reactivity was observed on immunoblots containing cell lysates of serotype 1 or avirulent strains of B. pertussis or other gram-negative organisms. 
     U.S. Reference Factor 3 antiserum (Eldering agglutinogen 3 polyclonal antiserum) detected a 69 kDa band on identical immunoblots containing B. pertussis cell lysates in a pattern consistent with that of monoclonal antibodies BPE3, BPE8 and BPD8. 
     3. BPD5, BPE6, BPF2, BPB7, BPC10, BPD4, BPD6, BPD9, and BPF5 
     None of the monoclonal antibodies listed above reacted with boiled fimbriae, however, nonboiled (e.g. boiled for ≦1 minute) type 2 fimbriae were detected with BPF2, BPD5 and BPE6, while type 6 fimbriae were detected with BPC10, BPB7, BPD4, BPD6, BPD9 and BPF5. Those antibodies reactive with type 2 fimbriae did not react with type 6 fimbriae and those antibodies reactive with type 6 fimbriae did not react with type 2 fimbriae. 
     Previous studies have identified B. pertussis fimbriae as serotype 2 and serotype 6 agglutinogens as defined by U.S. Reference Factor antisera (Eldering agglutinogen polyclonal antisera). U. S. Reference Factor 2 antiserum specifically recognized the antigen bound by monoclonal antibody BPD5 only when crude extracts from 325 cells (serotype 1.2.3.4) that contain agglutinogen 2 were used in the assay. Likewise, U.S. Reference Factor 6 antiserum specifically detected the antigen bound by BPC10 only when preparations from 114 cells (serotype 1.3.6) containing agglutinogen 6 were employed in the assay. 
     No evidence of cross-reactivity of the monoclonal antibodies with unrelated fimbrial agglutinogens was observed. However, some cross-reactivity of both anti-type 2 and anti-type 6 monoclonals was observed for fimbriae on B. bronchiseptica. 
     F. Characterization of the Monoclonal Antibodies 
     The monoclonal antibodies of hybridomas G10F8C3 and E8D8B1 appear to recognize an oligosaccharide epitope on an LOS that is unique for strains of B. pertussis and certain strains of B. bronchiseptica having a LOS AB profile. 
     The monoclonal antibodies of hybridomas BPE3, BPE8 and BPD8 appear to recongnize a 69 kDa protein found on the surface of all virulent strains of B. pertussis. The monoclonal antibodies were able to strongly agglutinate some B. pertussis serotype 1.3.6, 1.2.3.4, or 1.2.3.4.6 strains. 
     The monoclonal antibodies of hybridomas BPD5, BPE6, BPF2, BPB7, BPC10, BPD4, BPD6, PD9, and BPF5 recognize type 2 or type 6 fimbriae of B. pertussis. Of these, only BPF2, BPD5 and BPE6 recognize type 2 fimbriae, while type 6 fimbriae are only detected with BPC10, BPB7, BPD4, BPD6, BPD9 and BPF5. Some, but not all, of these antibodies agglutinated or bound to certain strains of B. bronchiseptica. 
     
                       TABLE 1______________________________________Agglutination of bacterial strains by monoclonalantibodies reactive with B. pertussis LOS AOrganism and     Agglutination                LOS       Agglutination titer.sup.dstrain.sup.a     serotype.sup.b                phenotype.sup.c                          G10F8C3                                 E8D8B1______________________________________B. pertussis460       1.2.3.4.6. AB        256    256Tohama I  1.2.3.4.   AB        2.048  1.024Tohama 325     1.2.3.4.   AB         64     64150       1.2.3.4.   AB        128     64BP 338    1.2.3.4.   AB        512    512114       1.3.6      AB        128     64432       1.3.6.     AB        256    128BP 353    1.3.       AB        512    512BP 354    1.3.       AB        512    512Tohama III     1.         AB        1.024  1.024BP 326    1.         AB        512    256134       1.2.3.4.6. B         .sup. --.sup.e                                 --10901     Nontypeable.sup.f                B         --     --11615     Nontypeable                B         --     --B. bronchiseptica058                  AB        --     --106                  AB        --     --207                  B         --     --209                  AB        --     -- B. parapertussis480                  B         --     --482                  B         --     --497                  B         --     --E. coli                        --     --N. meningitidis                --     --N. gonorrhoeae                 --     --S. typhimurium                 --     --H. influenzae                  --     --______________________________________ .sup.a Bordetella strains were grown on Bordet Gengou blood agar medium, and other gramnegative strains were cultured by routine procedures. Cells were harvested, washed, and treated with 0.2% Formalin. .sup.b Agglutination was performed as previously described with Eldering agglutinogen polyclonal antiserum .sup.c LOS profile was determined by silver staining, and designations were based on the nomenclature of Peppler. The A and B designations for strains of B. bronchiseptica and B. parapertussis which may have a number of silverstained bands denote the presence of silverstained bands corresponding to the A and B forms of B. pertussia LOS. .sup.d Agglutination assays were performed with monoclonal antibody preparations (640 μg of protein per ml) partially purified as describe in the text. A titer is reported as the inverse of the maximum dilution o antibody which agglutinated the bacteria. .sup.e --. Not agglutinated by monoclonal antibody. .sup.f Not agglutinated by typing antisera. 
    
     
                                           TABLE 2__________________________________________________________________________Agglutination of serotype-specific B. pertussis strainsby monoclonal antibodies and polyclonal antiserum        Agglutination titer with                            Agglutination titer withB. pertussis Agglutinogen        the following monoclonal antibodys.sup.a                            mouse anti-69-kDastrain serotype.sup.b        BPE3            BPE8                BPD8                    BPF2                        BPC10                            protein antiserum__________________________________________________________________________10901 Nontypable        .sup. --.sup.c            --  --  --  --  --11615 Nontypable        --  --  --  --  --  --Tohama III 1      --  --  --  --  --  --BP326 1      --  --  --  --  --  --BP353 1.3    32.768            4.096                512 --  --  512BP354 1.3    32.768            4.096                512 --  --  512432   1.3.6  2.048            --  --  --  8.192                            256114   1.3.6  --  --  --  --  4.096                             64BP338 1.2.3.4        2.048            1.024                128 2.560                        --  128150   1.2.3.4        --  --  --  2.560                        --  128460   1.2.3.4.6        4.096            --  --  4.096                        2.048                            128165   1.2.3.4.6        --  --  --  8.192                        4.096                             64__________________________________________________________________________ .sup.a B. pertussis strains were serotyped by agglutination, as described in Materials and Methods, with U.S. Reference Factor 1 to 6 antisera. .sup.b Agglugination assays were performed with concentrated hybridama supernatants or mouse sera pretreated with kaolin, as described in Materials and Methods. Titers are reported as the reciprocal of the maximum antibody dilution which agglutinated the bacteria. Monoclonal antibodies were produced by immunizing mice with B. pertussis BP353 cells (BPE3, BPE8, and BPD8) or partially purified type 2 (BPF2) or 6 (BPC10) hmbrise, as described in Materials and Methods. .sup.c --, Not agglutinated by antibodies or antiserum at a 1:2 dilution. 
    
     
                                           TABLE 3__________________________________________________________________________Agglutination of B. pertussis cells by monoclonal antibody:.sup.bB. per-    Agglu-tussia    tinogen    Agglutination titer with the following monoclonal antibodiesstrain    serotype.sup.a    BPD5(G.sub.2a)          BPE6(G.sub.2b)                BPF2(G.sub.1)                      BPB7(G.sub.2b)                            BPC10(G.sub.1)                                  BPD4(G.sub.2a)                                        BPD6(G.sub.2a)                                              BPD9(G.sub.2a)                                                    BPF5(G.sub.2b)__________________________________________________________________________165 1.2.3.4.6    16.384          8.192 8.192 256   4.096 4.096 2.048 256   1.024460 1.2.3.4.6    4.096 8.192 4.096 128.sup.c                            2.048   512   256  64     256To- 1.2.3.4    4.096 8.192 4.096 .sup. --.sup.d                            --    --    --    --    --hama IBP325    1.2.3.4    4.096 4.096 4.096 --    --    --    --    --    --114 1.3.6    --    --    --    512   4.096 4.096 8.192 256     512432 1.3.6    --    --    --    512   8.192 8.192 8.192 1.042 1.042BP353    1.3  --    --    --    --    --    --    --    --    --BP354    1.3  --    --    --    --    --    --    --    --    --To- 1    --    --    --    --    --    --    --    --    --hamaIIIBP326    1    --    --    --    --    --    --    --    --    --10901    Non- --    --    --    --    --    --    --    --    --    typable11615    Non- --    --    --    --    --    --    --    --    --    typable__________________________________________________________________________ .sup.a B. pertussis cells were serotyped by agglutination, as described with U.S. Reference Factor 1 to 6 antisera. .sup.b Agglutination assays were performed with concentrated hybridoma supernatants as described and titers are reported as the reciprocal of th maximum antibody dilution which agglutinated the bacteria. Monoclonal antibodies were produced by immunizing mice with type 2 (BPD5, BPE6, and BPF2) or type 6 (BPB7, BPC10, BPD4, BPD6, BPD9, and BPF5) fimbriae, as described .sup.c Monoclonal antibody and antibody subclass. .sup.d --, Not agglutinated by a 1:2 dilution of the concentrated hybridoma supernatants.