TABLE 2.

Identification of wzy_D3 gene

Strainb	Additional gene(s)	Expected O-antigen structure(s)	Presence of antigena
			O4	O27	O46
LV386/pPR1739	wzyD3	-6-(αAbe-1,3-)-αMan-1,4-αRha-1,3-αGal]-1-	+	+	−
P9487/pPR1820	wzyD3, wbaOE1	-6-(αAbe-1,3-)-α(β)Man-1,4-αRha-1,3-αGal]-1-	+	+	−
P9487/pPR1820/pPR618	wzyD3, wbaOE1, tyv, prt	-6-(αAbe-1,3-)-α(β)Man-1,4-αRha-1,3-αGal]-1- and	+	+	+
		-6-(αTyv-1,3-)-α(β)Man-1,4-αRha-1,3-αGal]-1-

^aDetected by agglutination. 

^bStrains LV386 and P9487 have all of the genes for group B O-antigen biosynthesis and are wzy mutants.