Abstract
In Vibrio vulnificus, virulence for eels is associated with serovar E strains. In this study, we investigated some biological properties of purified lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) from serovar E and non-serovar E strains. Purified LPSs retained their O-polysaccharidic side chains and did not show any differences that could be related to host specificity, except for serological differences.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Eels / microbiology*
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Erythrocytes / metabolism
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Fish Diseases / microbiology*
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Hemolysis
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Lipopolysaccharides* / immunology
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Lipopolysaccharides* / toxicity
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Mice
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O Antigens / immunology
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Rats
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Vibrio / classification
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Vibrio / pathogenicity*
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Vibrio Infections / microbiology
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Vibrio Infections / veterinary*
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Virulence
Substances
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Lipopolysaccharides
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O Antigens