scholarly journals THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PHAGES AND O ANTIGENS OF GROUP E SALMONELLA

VIRUS ◽  
1957 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-49
Author(s):  
TAKAHIRO UCHIDA
Keyword(s):  
2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. 4272
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Dworaczek ◽  
Maria Kurzylewska ◽  
Magdalena Laban ◽  
Dominika Drzewiecka ◽  
Agnieszka Pękala-Safińska ◽  
...  

In the present work, we performed immunochemical studies of LPS, especially the O-specific polysaccharide (O-PS) of Aeromonas veronii bv. sobria strain K133, which was isolated from the kidney of carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) during an outbreak of motile aeromonad infection/motile aeromonad septicemia (MAI/MAS) on a Polish fish farm. The structural characterization of the O-PS, which was obtained by mild acid degradation of the LPS, was performed with chemical methods, MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, and 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. It was revealed that the O-PS has a unique composition of a linear tetrasaccharide repeating unit and contains a rarely occurring sugar 2,4-diamino-2,4,6-trideoxy-D-glucose (bacillosamine), which may determine the specificity of the serogroup. Western blotting and ELISA confirmed that A. veronii bv. sobria strain K133 belongs to the new serogroup PGO1, which is one of the most commonly represented immunotypes among carp and trout isolates of Aeromonas sp. in Polish aquacultures. Considering the increase in the MAI/MAS incidences and their impact on freshwater species, also with economic importance, and in the absence of an effective immunoprophylaxis, studies of the Aeromonas O-antigens are relevant in the light of epidemiological data and monitoring emergent pathogens representing unknown antigenic variants and serotypes.


Vaccines ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 643
Author(s):  
Jason Hlozek ◽  
Sara Owen ◽  
Neil Ravenscroft ◽  
Michelle M. Kuttel

The pathogenic bacterium Shigella flexneri is a leading global cause of diarrheal disease. The O-antigen is the primary vaccine target and distinguishes the 30 serotypes reported. Except for serotype 6, all S. flexneri serotypes have a common backbone repeating unit (serotype Y), with variations in substitution creating the various serotypes. A quadrivalent vaccine containing serotypes 2a and 3a (as well as 6 and Shigella sonnei) is proposed to provide broad protection against non-vaccine S. flexneri serotypes through shared epitopes and conformations. Here we model the O-antigen (O-Ag) conformations of serogroups 3 and 5: a continuation of our ongoing systematic study of the S. flexneri O-antigens that began with serogroup 2. Our simulations show that S. flexneri serogroups 2, 3, and 5 all have flexible O-Ags, with substitutions of the backbone altering the chain conformations in different ways. Our analysis suggests three general heuristics for the effects of substitution on the Shigella O-Ag conformations: (1) substitution on rhamnose C reduces the extension of the O-Ag chain; (2) substitution at O-3 of rhamnose A restricts the O-Ags to predominantly helical conformations, (3) substitution at O-3 of rhamnose B has only a slight effect on conformation. The common O-Ag conformations across serotypes identified in this work support the assumption that a quadrivalent vaccine containing serotypes 2a and 3a could provide coverage against S. flexneri serotype 3b and serogroup 5.


2002 ◽  
Vol 80 (8) ◽  
pp. 1131-1140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry N Yu ◽  
Chang-Chun Ling ◽  
David R Bundle

Disaccharides 1-3 corresponding to the antigenic determinants of Salmonella serotypes A, B, and D1 were synthesized in a form suited for use in biosensors. The disaccharide determinants each contain a unique 3,6-dideoxyhexose, namely abequose (3,6-dideoxy-D-xylo-hexose), paratose (3,6-dideoxy-D-ribohexose), and tyvelose (3,6-dideoxy-D-arabino-hexose), are α-linked to the 3-position of D-mannopyranose. The disaccharides were further derivatized with a linear aglycon that has a terminal amino group, and can be readily coupled to pertinent chains carrying a terminal thiol for the construction of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs). Efficient routes that employed a single 3,6-dideoxygenation step were developed for the synthesis of paratoside 15 and tyveloside 22.Key words: Salmonella O-antigens, lipopolysaccharide, abequose, paratose, tyvelose, 3,6-dideoxyhexose, deoxygenation, glycoside tethers, immobilization via pentenyl glycosides.


Microbiology ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 153 (7) ◽  
pp. 2159-2167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Wang ◽  
Andrei V Perepelov ◽  
Lu Feng ◽  
Sergei D Shevelev ◽  
Quan Wang ◽  
...  

1974 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 777-789 ◽  
Author(s):  
John L. Penner ◽  
Norman A. Hinton ◽  
Joan Hennessy

A serotyping system for Proteus rettgeri on the basis of 72 O antigens has been developed in a study of 324 strains obtained from widely distributed sources. In the investigation of the interrelations among the 72 O-type strains by cross-titration of each of the 72 anti-O sera with antigen of each of the O-type strains, both reciprocal and nonreciprocal (unilateral) reactions were observed. The presence of the Kunin common enterobacterial antigen (CA) was noted in each strain of P. rettgeri examined, and the unilateral reactions of two antisera were shown to be due to antibody present against CA. This indicated that CA was in the immunogenic state in two strains of this species. A second common antigen resembling CA in some respects but differing in specificity and in its agglutinability was shown to be the cause of unilateral reactions in a third antiserum. In other cases, unilateral reactive antibodies appeared to be directed against antigens that remained undefined. Each reciprocal reaction was investigated to determine the nature of the interrelations between interacting strains, and the definition of these led to the development of procedures for the production of absorbed anti-O sera with greater specificity. The serotyping scheme has increased the number of strains that may be typed through their O antigens, and its application in epidemiological investigations of infections due to P. rettgeri is indicated.


1989 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Brauner ◽  
S.H. Jacobson ◽  
B. Kaijser ◽  
S.B. Svenson ◽  
B. Wretlind

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