Structure elucidation of the O-antigen of Salmonella enterica O51 and its structural and genetic relation to the O-antigen of Escherichia coli O23
Structure elucidation of the O-antigen of Salmonella enterica O51 and its structural and genetic relation to the O-antigen of Escherichia coli O23
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10.1134/s0006297911070078
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2011-12
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A. Perepelov;B. Liu;Dan Guo;S. Senchenkova;A. S. Shahskov;Lu Feng;Lei Wang;Y. Knirel
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A. Perepelov;B. Liu;Dan Guo;S. Senchenkova;A. S. Shahskov;Lu Feng;Lei Wang;Y. Knirel
The O-polysaccharide (O-antigen) ofSalmonella entericaO51 was isolated by mild acid degradation of the lipopolysaccharide and its structure was established using sugar analysis and NMR spectroscopy. The O-antigen ofEscherichia coliO23, whose structure was elucidated earlier, possesses a similar structure and differs only in the presence of an additional lateral α-D-Glcpresidue at position 6 of the GlcNAc residue in the main chain. Sequencing of the O-antigen gene clusters ofS. entericaO51 andE. coliO23 revealed the same genes with a high-level similarity. By comparison with opened gene databases, all genes expected for the synthesis of the common structure of the two O-antigens were assigned functions. It is suggested that the gene clusters of both bacteria originated from a common ancestor, whereas the O-antigen modification inE. coliO23, which, most probably, is induced by prophage genes outside the gene cluster, could be introduced after the species divergence.