CarboDB Lipopolysaccharide 1227
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[edit] Carbohydrate Name
Lipopolysaccharide
[edit] Carbohydrate Class
Lipopolysaccharide
[edit] Source Microbe
Brucella melitensis biotype 3
[edit] Basic Structure
LPS carries the A (B. abortus-type) and M (B. melitensis-type) epitopes, respectively. In addition, there is at least one common (C) epitope restricted to the smooth brucellae and a second common epitope (C/Y) shared with Yersinia enterocolitica O:9
[edit] Proposed functions
N/A
[edit] Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies
Whole cells
[edit] Carrier Name
nil
[edit] Conjugation Method
nil
[edit] Antibodies
Cattle polysera
[edit] Antibody type and class
N/A
[edit] Assay System
Inihibitory ELISA
[edit] Cross-reactivity
This antibody reacted only with crude LPS and not with the native hapten component of Brucella
[edit] Proposed epitopes
The epitope was proposed to consist of A and C epitopes
[edit] Proposed Utility
This antisera can be used for the diagnosis of brucellosis in small ruminants and cattle
