Structure of the O-specific polysaccharide of Acinetobacter baumannii O5 containing 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-galacturonic acid

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 237, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 229-233

  Haseley, Simon R ^a   Wilkinson, Stephen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; Lipopolysaccharide; O antigen

Indexed keywords

LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; O ANTIGEN;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPING;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII;

EID: 0029971232     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0229n.x     Document Type: Article

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