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==Carbohydrate Name==
Capsular polysaccharide

==Carbohydrate Class==
Capsular polysaccharide

==Source Microbe==
Enterococcus faecalis 12030

==Basic Structure==
Glycerol teichoic acid-like molecules with a carbohydrate backbone structure of 6-&alpha;-D-glucose- 1-->2 glycerol-3-PO4 with substitution on carbon 2 of the glucose with an &alpha;-2-1-D-glucose residue


==Proposed functions==
These polysaccharides are major virulence factors

==Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies==
Capsular polysaccharide

==Carrier Name==
nil

==Conjugation Method==
nil

==Antibodies==
Polysera

==Antibody type and class==
IgM

==Assay System==
ELISA and opsonophagocytic assay

==Cross-reactivity==
The antisera cross-reacted with Enterococcus faecalis OG1RF and against two serologically related, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium clinical isolates

==Proposed epitopes==
N/A

==Proposed Utility==
These antibodies may be useful for prophylaxis and treatment of enterococcal infections

==Weblink==
[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15184433?dopt=Abstract' PubMed]

==External Links==
*[http://www.glyco.ac.ru/bcsdb/cgi-csdb/search.cgi?db_id=2446 BCSDB Structural Detail]

*[http://crdd.osdd.net/raghava/carbodb/adquery.php?id=1465 Link to CarboDB database]

[[category: CarboDB]]