PolysacDB Exopolysaccharide 2051

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Contents 1 Carbohydrate Name 2 Carbohydrate Class 3 Source Microbe 4 Basic Structure 5 Proposed functions 6 Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies 7 Carrier Name 8 Conjugation Method 9 Antibodies 10 Antibody type and class 11 Assay System 12 Cross-reactivity 13 Proposed epitopes 14 Proposed Utility 15 Weblink 16 External Links

Carbohydrate Name

Exopolysaccharide

Carbohydrate Class

Miscellaneous

Source Microbe

Burkholderia pseudomallei

Basic Structure

N/A

Proposed functions

It is a virulence determinant

Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies

Heat inactivated whole cells

Carrier Name

nil

Conjugation Method

nil

Antibodies

Mab 3015

Antibody type and class

IgG1

Assay System

ELISA, immunoblotting, immunoelectron microscopy

Cross-reactivity

This Mab cross-reacts only with Burkholderia mallei and other Burkholderia pseudomallei species

Proposed epitopes

N/A

Proposed Utility

The isolated MAb will help to elucidate the role of antibodies against the exopolysaccharide in the defense of B. pseudomallei in experimental models

Weblink

PubMed Central

External Links

• Link to PolysacDB database