title: Structural studies of the lipopolysaccharide of Moritella viscosa strain M2-226.
abstract: The structure of the O-specific side chain of the lipopolysaccharide from the Gram-negative psychrophilic bacterium Moritella viscosa strain M2-226, responsible for the winter ulcer in Atlantic salmon, has been determined. Monosaccharide analysis and (1)H and (13)C NMR spectroscopy were employed to elucidate the structure. It was concluded that the polysaccharide is composed of a trisaccharide repeating unit with the following structure: →3)-β-D-GlcpNAc-(1→4)-[α-D-GlcpA-(1→3)]-α-L-Fucp-(1→ .
authors.affiliation: The Norwegian College of Fishery Science, University of Tromsø, NO-9037 Tromsø, Norway.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.forename: Jarl
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bøgwald
authors.forename: Rolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Andersson
authors.forename: Lennart
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kenne
mesh_terms: D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D034221:Moritella / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008070:Lipopolysaccharides