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[Chemical and serological study of lipopolysaccharide isolated from Shigella flexneri 88-893 possessing a new
1Department of Microbiology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Saitama, Japan.
Abstract:
The O-specific polysaccharide chain which represents a new type-antigen in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Shigella flexneri 88-893 was investigated. The O-polysaccharide chain was found to be composed of repeating units comprising rhamnose, N-acetylglucosamine and glucose (3:1:2). In the passive hemolysis test, group-6 antiserum of S. flexneri exhibited a high hemolytic titer (50% hemolysis titer: 7,900) against sheep red blood cells (SRBC) sensitized with intact 893 LPS, but virtually no hemolytic activity against SRBC sensitized with alkali-treated 893 LPS. None of the type-specific antisera (I-VI), showed any significant hemolytic titer against SRBC sensitized with either intact or alkali-treated 893 LPS. Thus, 893 LPS contained both the group-6 antigen and a new type-antigen which is distinct from any known type-antigen of S. flexneri.
