CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE OF AZOTOBACTER AGILIS

Induced biochemical mutants to Azotobacter agilis.

Pneumococcal Capsular Polysaccharide Vaccine

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus [Pnc]) is a common bacterial agent found in mild mucosal as well as severe systemic infections. Local infections, such as acute otitis media, are rather common; every child has at least one during the first 2 years of life (1), and Pnc is the causative agent in approximately half of the bacterial culturepositive cases (2). Pneumonia is another disease ofte...

Capsular Polysaccharide in Staphylococcus aureus

in Staphylococcus aureus. biosynthesis of type 1 capsular polysaccharide characterization of genes required for the Sequence analysis and molecular

Study of capsular polysaccharide from Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

The leading cause of food poisoning in both Taiwan and Japan is Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection, whose mechanism of enteropathogenesis is still unclear. To evaluate whether surface components are responsible for the intestinal adhesion of V. parahaemolyticus, we have developed a novel method for isolating the capsular polysaccharide (CPS) from V. parahaemolyticus (serotype O4:K8). We found th...

The structure of Aerobacter aerogenes capsular polysaccharide.

A capsular polysaccharide produced by Aerobacter aerogenes has been purified and shown to consist of galactose, mannose, and glucuronic acid in a molar ratio of 2: 1: 1, respectively. Partial acid hydrolysis liberated an aldobiouronic acid identified as 2-0-P-D-glucuronosyl-D-mannose. Analysis of capsular polysaccharide by Smith periodate degradation further indicated that all of the galactose ...