Open AccessThe presence of capsular polysaccharide in mesophilic Aeromonas hydrophila serotypes O:11 and O:34
Author(s) -
Martínez María José,
Simonpujol Dolores,
Congregado Francisco,
Merino Susana,
Rubires Xavier,
Tomás Juan M.
Publication year - 1995
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.1574-6968.1995.tb07502.x
Subject(s) - polysaccharide , serotype , capsule , aeromonas hydrophila , microbiology and biotechnology , lipopolysaccharide , bacterial capsule , chemistry , vibrionaceae , bacteria , biology , biochemistry , gene , virulence , botany , genetics , endocrinology
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.