Open AccessHaemophilus ducreyi produces rough lipopolysaccharide
Author(s) -
Abeck Dietrich,
Johnson Alan P.,
Wall Robert A.,
Shah Latika
Publication year - 1987
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.1574-6968.1987.tb02064.x
Subject(s) - haemophilus ducreyi , lipopolysaccharide , microbiology and biotechnology , strain (injury) , haemophilus , staining , silver stain , polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis , pasteurellaceae , chemistry , gel electrophoresis , electrophoresis , bacteria , biology , haemophilus influenzae , biochemistry , immunology , genetics , antibiotics , anatomy , enzyme
Abstract Samples of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from 17 strains of Haemophilus ducreyi were analysed using the techniques of SDS‐polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and silver staining. All 17 LPS samples produced low molecular weight bands on silver‐stained gels indicating that they lacked O ‐antigenic carbohydrate side chains. Some degree of inter‐strain heterogeneity in the LPS banding patterns was also observed.