CarboDB O-polysaccharide 1110
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[edit] Carbohydrate Name
O-polysaccharide
[edit] Carbohydrate Class
O-polysaccharide [LPS]
[edit] Source Microbe
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype 5 FMV81-750
[edit] Basic Structure
O-chains of LPS are composed of repeating tetrasaccharide units with identical trisaccharide residues forming a common backbone
[edit] 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
[edit] Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies
formalinized whole cell antigen (WCA)
[edit] Carrier Name
nil
[edit] Conjugation Method
nil
[edit] Antibodies
Mab 4.4C6.F7
[edit] Antibody type and class
IgG2
[edit] Assay System
ELISA, immunoblotting
[edit] Cross-reactivity
This antibody specifically reacted with Serotype5 only
[edit] Proposed epitopes
N/A
[edit] Proposed Utility
This MAb could be useful for serotyping analysis in actinobacillus strains
