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. 1978 Aug;135(2):348–353. doi: 10.1128/jb.135.2.348-353.1978

Enterobacterial common antigen in mutant strains of Salmonella.

D Männel, P H Mäkelä, H Mayer
PMCID: PMC222390  PMID: 355222

Abstract

A good correlation was found to exist between the serologically determined presence of enterobacterial common antigen (ECA) and the amount of the rare sugar constituent D-mannosaminuronic acid. Strains classified by serological techniques as ECA+, ECA-, and ECAtrace were found to possess the expected amounts of mannosaminuronic acid in the ECA-enriched phenol-soluble PL-L fractions. This correlation provides strong evidence on the identity of the mannosaminuronic acid-glucosamine polymer with the ECA as defined by Kunin (J. Exp. Med. 118:565-586, 1963).

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