PolysacDB Capsular Polysaccharide 1157

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Contents 1 Carbohydrate Name 2 Carbohydrate Class 3 Source Microbe 4 Basic Structure 5 Proposed functions 6 Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies 7 Carrier Name 8 Conjugation Method 9 Antibodies 10 Antibody type and class 11 Assay System 12 Cross-reactivity 13 Proposed epitopes 14 Proposed Utility 15 Weblink 16 External Links

Carbohydrate Name

Capsular Polysaccharide

Carbohydrate Class

Capsular polysaccharide

Source Microbe

Bacteroides fragilis strain 638R

Basic Structure

N/A

Proposed functions

Capsular polysaccharide of B. fragilis may represent a virulence factor

Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies

Whole cells of B. fragilis strain 638R

Carrier Name

nil

Conjugation Method

nil

Antibodies

Polysera

Antibody type and class

N/A

Assay System

Immunodiffusion

Cross-reactivity

N/A

Proposed epitopes

N/A

Proposed Utility

This antisera helped in the discovery of 3 different types of surface polysaccharides on the capsule

Weblink

98163&tool=pmcentrez&rendertype=abstract PubMed Central

External Links

• Link to PolysacDB database