Biochemical characterization of Campylobacter fetus lipopolysaccharides.
Biochemical characterization of Campylobacter fetus lipopolysaccharides.
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胎儿弯曲杆菌脂多糖的生化特征。
DOI:
10.1016/0928-8244(96)00043-0
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发表时间:
1994
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
I. Helander
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文献类型:
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作者:
A. Moran;D. T. O'Malley;T. Kosunen;I. Helander
Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) of three strains ofCampylobacter fetus(subspp.fetusandvenerealis, and serotypes A and B), a bacterium of veterinary importance but also a cause of various infections in humans, were assessed for their ability to induce mitogenicity, gelation ofLimulusamebocyte lysate, lethal toxicity in mice, and pyrogenicity in rabbits. AllC. fetusLPS exhibited activities lower than those ofSalmonella typhimuriumLPS. LPS ofC. fetussubsp.fetusserotype A had the lowest activity in all assays. Since the majority ofC. fetussubsp.fetusisolates from humans are serotype A, the lower biological activities of this LPS may aid the pathogenesis of such strains. The lower activities ofC. fetusLPS compared with those ofS. typhimuriumLPS may reflect the presence of longer fatty acid chains in the lipid A ofC. fetusLPS, whereas interstrain differences inC. fetusLPS bioactivities may be related to some property influenced by composition of the saccharide moiety.