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Lipopolysaccharides from anaerobic gram-negative rods

Lipopolysaccharide aus anaeroben gramnegativen Stäbchen

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The chemical composition and antigenic specificity of the cell wall lipopolysaccharides of the two main groups ofBacteroidaceae, Fusobacterium andBacteroides species, are reviewed. Cell wall lipopolysaccharides fromFusobacterium species contain 2-keto-3-deoxy-octonate and heptose, but lipopolysaccharides isolated fromBacteroides species do not.

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Die chemische Zusammensetzung und Antigenspezifität der Zellwand-Lipopolysaccharide der zwei Hauptgruppen vonBacteroidaceae, Fusobacterium- undBacteroides-Arten werden besprochen. Zellwand-Lipopolysaccharide aus Fusobacterium-Arten enthalten 2-Keto-3-desoxyoctonat und Heptose, Lipopolysaccharide ausBacteroides-Arten jedoch nicht.

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Hofstad, T. Lipopolysaccharides from anaerobic gram-negative rods. Infection 8 (Suppl 2), S136–S137 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01639871

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