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Type and group polysaccharides of group D streptococci.

The Journal of experimental medicine ·Vol. 111 ·1960-05-01 ·Pages 621-30

ELLIOTT SD

Abstract

Polysaccharides extracted from cell walls of 4 serological types of Group D streptococci were serologically type-specific. Acid hydrolysates of all 4 contained hexosamine (glucosamine), rhamnose and glucose. A polysaccharide extracted from 2 serological types by either alkaline treatment or mechanical disruption was serologically group-specific. Acid hydrolysates contained glucose and no other single component in comparable amount. The group-specific polysaccharide, which may be of a dextran-like nature, is probably situated wholly or in part at the surface of the streptococcus.

Keywords
POLYSACCHARIDES STREPTOCOCCUS/chemistry
MeSH Terms
Cell Wall Glucosamine Glucose Polysaccharides Polysaccharides, Bacterial Rhamnose Streptococcus/chemistry
Chemicals
Polysaccharides Polysaccharides, Bacterial Glucose Glucosamine Rhamnose
Authors & Affiliations
1 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
ELLIOTT S D
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Article Info
Journal
The Journal of experimental medicine
Abbr.
J Exp Med
ISSN
0022-1007
Published
1960-05-01
Pages
621-30
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
2985109R
PMCID
PMC2137285
Subset
OM
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