Open AccessHafnia alvei lipopolysaccharides: Isolation, sugar composition and SDS‐PAGE analysis
Author(s) -
Romanowska Anna,
Katzenellenbogen Ewa,
Kułakowska Małgorzata,
Gamian Andrzej,
Witkowska Danuta,
Mulczyk Marian,
Romanowska Elżbieta
Publication year - 1988
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.1574-6968.1988.tb02368.x
Subject(s) - heptose , rhamnose , hafnia , sialic acid , microbiology and biotechnology , amino sugar , bacteria , mannose , galactosamine , biochemistry , galactose , biology , glucosamine , n acetylneuraminic acid , chemistry , cubic zirconia , ceramic , genetics , organic chemistry , gene , mutant
Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) of 33 strains of Hafnia alvei were isolated and purified. LPS content of the dry bacterial mass ranged from 1.2 to 4.5%. All examined lipopolysaccharides contained glucose, glucosamine, heptose, 3‐deoxy‐octulosonic acid and often galactose. Rhamnose, mannose, galactosamine, mannosamine and unidentified amino sugars were found in some H. alvei strains. Sialic acid was present in LPS of one strain. d ‐3‐Hydroxybutyryl groups also were identified in lipopolysaccharides of 5 strains of this genus. SDS‐PAGE of the lipopolysaccharides was presented in the paper. According to these results two core types exist in H. alvei .