The presence of capsular polysaccharide in mesophilic Aeromonas hydrophila serotypes O:11 and O:34.
Mesophilic Aeromonas hydrophila from serotypes O:11 and O:34 grown in a glucose-rich medium produce a capsule that can be seen under light and electron microscopy. The purified capsular polysaccharide has a composition qualitatively similar for strains O:11 and O:34, but quantitatively different. The capsular polysaccharides were immunogenic in rabbits, and did not cross-react with specific antibodies against either purified lipopolysaccharide from strains O:34 or O:11 or against the S-layer characteristic of strains from serotype O:11.
Martínez
M J
MJ
Departament de Microbiologia i Parasitologia Sanitàries, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
Simon-Pujol
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Congregado
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Merino
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Rubires
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Tomás
J M
JM
D016980:Aeromonas hydrophila / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification; D016667:Bacterial Capsules / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology; D008854:Microscopy, Electron