Open AccessO‐antigen structure in a virulent strain of Aeromonas hydrophila
Author(s) -
Shaw Derek H.,
Squires M.Jeanne
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1984.tb01319.x
Subject(s) - aeromonas salmonicida , aeromonas hydrophila , virulence , microbiology and biotechnology , antigen , strain (injury) , lipopolysaccharide , chromium trioxide , biology , chemistry , bacteria , gene , chromium , biochemistry , immunology , genetics , anatomy , organic chemistry
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was isolated from a strain of Aeromonas hydrophila which had displayed serological, bacteriophage attachment and virulence properties similar to those found in strains of Aeromonas salmonicida . The structure of the O‐antigen was determined and had many points of similarity with that previously elucidated for the O‐antigen of A. salmonicida . Methylation analysis, chromium trioxide oxidation and 1 H‐n.m.r. were used to confirm that the repeating unit of the O‐chain had the following structure: