title: Carbohydrate fingerprints of streptococcal cells.
abstract: The carbohydrates of whole cells of group A, B, C, D, F, and G streptococci were analyzed with a highly sensitive gas chromatographic procedure. Characteristic chromatographic fingerprints were obtained for each group of streptococci grown in broth cultures or as single colonies on a blood agar plate. Rhamnose, glucose, and N-acetylglucosamine were major components of all the groups. Groups A, C, and F contained very little galactose, and groups A and B showed almost a complete absence of N-acetylgalactosamine. Chromatograms obtained for group B streptococci were distinguished by the presence of 1,4-anhydroglucitol.
mesh_terms: D000117:Acetylglucosamine / Q000032:analysis; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D005947:Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D012210:Rhamnose / Q000032:analysis; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000032:analysis*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000032:analysis*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D005947:Glucose; D012210:Rhamnose; D000117:Acetylglucosamine