Sugar composition of the polysaccharide portion of lipopolysaccharides of Vibrio fluvialis, Vibrio vulnificus, and Vibrio mimicus.
A chemotaxonomic study was carried out on Vibrio fluvialis and V. vulnificus on the basis of the sugar composition of the polysaccharide portion of their lipopolysaccharides (LPS). A previously developed rapid method of preparing samples for compositional sugar analysis was employed. Nineteen O-serogroups of V. fluvialis were divided into 14 chemotypes while seven O-serogroups of V. vulnifucus were divided also into seven chemotypes since the polysaccharide portion of LPS of each serogroup has a different sugar composition from that of the other serogroups. Close similarities in the sugar composition of the same portion were demonstrated between serologically cross-reacting non-O1 group V. cholerae and V. fluvialis, and non-O1 V. cholerae and V. mimicus.
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Department of Microbiology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Sakado.
Kondo
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Hisatsune
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D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000032:analysis*; D019081:O Antigens; D014733:Vibrio / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D019081:O Antigens