PolysacDB Lipopolysaccharide 1078
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Carbohydrate Name
Lipopolysaccharide
Carbohydrate Class
Lipopolysaccharide
Source Microbe
Escherichia coli O18:K1:H7
Basic Structure
N/A
Proposed functions
N/A
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies
Whole cells
Carrier Name
nil
Conjugation Method
nil
Antibodies
Mab 109
Antibody type and class
IgM
Assay System
ELISA, invitro opsonophagocytosis assay, immunoblotting, invivo protection studies
Cross-reactivity
This Mab cross-reacted with other 018 E. coli strains but were unreactive with heterologous 0 serotypes (e.g., 075 E. coli), E. coli J-5 Rc, Salmonella typhimurium Re rough mutants, or other gram-negative bacteria.
Proposed epitopes
The epitope was proposed to consist of the O-antigen
Proposed Utility
This Mab showed partial protection in invivo models
Weblink
[http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=PMC261046 &tool=pmcentrez&rendertype=abstract PubMed Central]