title: Serological investigations on ribitol-containing lipopolysaccharides from Proteus mirabilis.
abstract: Lipopolysaccharides containing or noncontaining ribitol derived from several Proteus mirabilis strains were studied using passive hemagglutination, hemagglutination-inhibition and semi-quantitative precipitin tests. The results indicate that ribitol plays a role in the serological specificity of the respective lipopolysaccharides.
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D000939:Epitopes; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000276:immunology*; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D011513:Proteus mirabilis / Q000276:immunology*; D012255:Ribitol / Q000276:immunology*; D013402:Sugar Alcohols / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D000939:Epitopes; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D013402:Sugar Alcohols; D012255:Ribitol