| PolysacDB ID | 1503 |
| Carbohydrate Name | O-polysaccharide (Drugpedia) |
| Carbohydrate Class | Lipopolysaccharide |
| Microbe | Acinetobacter baumannii strain 24 (NCBI Taxonomy) (Drugpedia) |
| Basic Structure | Acinetobacter LPSs consist of a polysaccharide covalently linked to a lipid component, termed lipid A, which anchors the LPS in the outer membrane. This polysaccharide is divided into the core oligosaccharide (linked to lipid A) and the O-polysaccharide or O-antigen. This type of LPS is referred to as the smooth- or S-form phenotype; the O-antigens are characteristic for a given LPS and the parental bacterial strain
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| BCSDB Structure | 5534
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| Proposed functions | Since all recently investigated LPSs from Acinetobacter strains have been shown to be of the smooth phenotype, a serotyping scheme for identification of members of this genus may also be possible |
| Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies | Heat killed bacteria |
| Carrier Name | Nil |
| Conjugation Method | Nil |
| Antibodies | Polysera |
| Antibody type and class | N/A |
| Assay System | Enzyme immunoassay |
| Cross-reactivity | The antisera cross-reacted with 13 strains A. baumannii |
| Proposed epitopes | N/A |
| IEDB Epitope | N/A |
| Proposed Utility | This Mab can be used to detect the presence of bacterial antigens in lungs from infected animals |
| Curator ID | AA + AS |
| Date of Curation | 06-08-2010
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| References | PMC103717 |