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Structure of the O-specific Polysaccharide of Proteus Vulgaris O37 and Close Serological Relatedness of the Lipopolysaccharides of P. Vulgaris O37 and P. Vulgaris O46

Structure of the O-specific Polysaccharide of Proteus Vulgaris O37 and Close Serological Relatedness of the Lipopolysaccharides of P. Vulgaris O37 and P. Vulgaris O46

A Torzewska, A N Kondakova, A V Perepelov, S N Senchenkova, A S Shashkov, A Rozalski, Y A Knirel

FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 2001 Oct;31(3):227-34.

PMID: 11720819

Abstract:

The O-specific polysaccharide (O-antigen) of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Proteus vulgaris O37 was studied by (1)H and (13)C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy before and after O-deacetylation and found to be structurally similar to that of P. vulgaris O46 studied earlier. The two polysaccharides have the same carbohydrate backbone and differ in the position and number of the O-acetyl groups only. Studies with O-antisera against the two strains using passive hemolysis test, enzyme immunosorbent assay, and Western blot revealed close serological relatedness of the LPSs of P. vulgaris O37 and O46. The O-acetyl groups were found to be of little importance for manifesting the O-specificity but to interfere with binding of anti-P. vulgaris O37 serum to P. vulgaris O46 antigen. Based on the data obtained, it was proposed to combine the strains studied in one Proteus serogroup O37 as subgroups O37a,37b and O37a,37c. A cross-reactivity of O-antisera against P. vulgaris O37 and O46 was observed with LPSs of three more Proteus strains, which could be substantiated by the presence of a common disaccharide fragment in the O-antigens.

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