title: Mannose-resistant haemagglutination by Campylobacter jejuni--a preliminary communication.
abstract: Ten strains of C. jejuni each isolated respectively from patients with diarrhoea and from chicken intestine (10 strains from each source) were examined for presumptive colonization factor(s) by measuring their cell surface hydrophobicity and haemagglutination. None of the strains expressed cell surface hydrophobicity. However, 14 strains (7 from either source) showed variable haemagglutination pattern with human, sheep and rabbit erythrocytes in the presence of 0.5 per cent D-mannose. Thus, mannose resistant haemagglutinin(s) may be involved in the colonization of intestinal mucosal surfaces by C. jejuni.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow.
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mathur
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ayyagari
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singhal
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Dhole
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000276:immunology*; D002645:Chickens; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology*; D006384:Hemagglutination; D006801:Humans; D008358:Mannose / Q000494:pharmacology; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D008358:Mannose