Structural and serological characterisation of two O-specific polysaccharides of Acinetobacter

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 239, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 602-610

  Vinogradov, Evgeny V ^a   Pantophlet, Ralph ^a   Dijkshoorn, Lenie ^b   Brade, Lore ^a   Holst, Otto ^a,c   Brade, Helmut ^a  

^a Research Center Borstel   (Germany)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter; Lipopolysaccharide; Serology; Western blot, NMR

Indexed keywords

O ANTIGEN; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LIPID ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; TAXONOMY;

ACINETOBACTER; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0029900810     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0602u.x     Document Type: Article

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