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The aim of this study was to investigate if patients develop antibodies against\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Achromobacter xylosoxidans<\/jats:italic>\n                      , the most common\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Achromobacter<\/jats:italic>\n                      species, and to identify the bacterial antigens that induce specific IgG responses. Seven serum samples from pwCF with\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Achromobacter<\/jats:italic>\n                      infection were screened for antibodies against bacteria in an ELISA coated with\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">A. xylosoxidans<\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">A. insuavis,<\/jats:italic>\n                      or\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Pseudomonas aeruginosa<\/jats:italic>\n                      . 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Four of the seven patients with\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Achromobacter<\/jats:italic>\n                      infection had serum antibodies against\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Achromobacter<\/jats:italic>\n                      . Using patient serum-IgG for affinity purification of\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">A. xylosoxidans<\/jats:italic>\n                      proteins, we identified eight antigens. Three of these, which were not targeted by anti-\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      .\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">aeruginosa<\/jats:italic>\n                      antibodies, were expressed recombinantly for further validation: dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase (DLD), type I secretion C-terminal target domain-containing protein, and domain of uncharacterized function 336 (DUF336). While specific IgG against all three recombinant antigens was confirmed in the patient serum with high titers against\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Achromobacter<\/jats:italic>\n                      , DLD and DUF336 showed the least binding to serum IgG from pwCF without\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Achromobacter<\/jats:italic>\n                      spp. infection. Using serum IgG affinity purification in combination with LC-MS\/MS and confirming the results using ELISA against recombinant proteins, we have identified bacterial antigens from\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">A. xylosoxidans<\/jats:italic>\n                      .\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:sec>\n                      <jats:title>IMPORTANCE<\/jats:title>\n                      <jats:p>\n                        <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Achromobacter<\/jats:italic>\n                        species are opportunistic pathogens that can cause airway infections in people with cystic fibrosis. In this patient population, persistent\n                        <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Achromobacter<\/jats:italic>\n                        infection is associated with low lung function, but the knowledge about bacterial interactions with the host is currently limited. In this study, we identify protein antigens that induce specific antibody responses in the host. 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