title: Structure of the O-specific galactan from the lipopolysaccharide of the reference strain for Serratia marcescens serogroup O24.
abstract: The putative O-specific polysaccharide for Serratia marcescens serogroup O24 is a galactan with a branched, trisaccharide repeating-unit of the structure shown. The structure of the backbone is identical to that of the linear galactans isolated from the reference strains for S. marcescens serogroups O16 and O20, presumably accounting for the serological cross-reactions observed. (Formula: see text)
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, The University, Hull (Great Britain).
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oxley
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
mesh_terms: D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D005685:Galactans; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008745:Methylation; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D012703:Serotyping; D012706:Serratia marcescens / Q000032:analysis / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D005685:Galactans; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D009844:Oligosaccharides