PolysacDB O-polysaccharide 1262
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[edit] Carbohydrate Name
O-polysaccharide
[edit] Carbohydrate Class
O-polysaccharide [LPS]
[edit] Source Microbe
Campylobacter fetus 553 and 554
[edit] Basic Structure
The LPS molecule of C. fetus is composed of three distinct structural domains: a hydrophobic lipid A portion which forms the outer leaflet of the outer membrane and which contains the endotoxic activity, a low-molecular-weight oligosaccharide core complex, and a variable-length O-specific polysaccharide chain with repeating oligosaccharide units (O-antigen)
[edit] Proposed functions
The LPS O-antigens are the basis of the C. fetus heat-stable serotyping Scheme
[edit] Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies
a mixture (1:1) of C. fetus 553 and 554 formalin-killed cells
[edit] Carrier Name
nil
[edit] Conjugation Method
nil
[edit] Antibodies
Polysera
[edit] Antibody type and class
N/A
[edit] Assay System
Indirect ELISA, immunoblotting,
[edit] Cross-reactivity
This antibody was specific to O antigen of C. fetus 553 and 554
[edit] Proposed epitopes
N/A
[edit] Proposed Utility
This antisera can be used to serotype C. fetus strains
