CarboDB O-polysaccharide 1113
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Carbohydrate Name
O-polysaccharide
Carbohydrate Class
O-polysaccharide [LPS]
Source Microbe
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype 5a
Basic Structure
O chains of LPS of are composed of repeating tetrasaccharide units with identical trisaccharide residues forming a common backbone
Proposed functions
LPS is an important virulence factor. It molecule plays an important role in adherence of the bacterium to porcine respiratory tract cells and mucus
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies
Whole cells
Carrier Name
nil
Conjugation Method
nil
Antibodies
Mab 210-Fll
Antibody type and class
IgG3
Assay System
Elisa inhibition assay
Cross-reactivity
This antibody reacted only with the reference strains of Actinobacillus serotypes 5a and 5b.
Proposed epitopes
N/A
Proposed Utility
This Mab can be used for identification of serotype5 cells
