| PolysacDB ID | 2136 |
| Carbohydrate Name | O-polysaccharide (Drugpedia) |
| Carbohydrate Class | Lipopolysaccharide |
| Microbe | Pseudomonas aeruginosa Serotype O8 (NCBI Taxonomy) (Drugpedia) |
| Basic Structure | The LPS consists of three regions, namely O-polysaccharide, core oligosaccharide and lipid A. The O-antigens consist of a trisaccharide repeating unit which consists of two uronic acid derivatives and one N-acetyl fucosamine residue
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| BCSDB Structure | N/A |
| Proposed functions | N/A |
| Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies | Formalin killed whole cells |
| Carrier Name | Nil |
| Conjugation Method | Nil |
| Antibodies | Mab MF30-7 |
| Antibody type and class | IgM |
| Assay System | ELISA, immunoblotting and Double immunodiffusion |
| Cross-reactivity | This Mab was specific to its homologous serotype |
| Proposed epitopes | N/A |
| IEDB Epitope | N/A |
| Proposed Utility | This Mab can be used for serotyping of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains |
| Curator ID | AA + AS |
| Date of Curation | 07-02-2011
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| References | PMC260467 |