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. 1988 Oct;56(10):2760–2762. doi: 10.1128/iai.56.10.2760-2762.1988

Immunolabeling of lipopolysaccharide liberated from antibiotic-treated Escherichia coli.

P M Flynn 1, J L Shenep 1, F Gigliotti 1, D S Davis 1, W K Hildner 1
PMCID: PMC259641  PMID: 3047065

Abstract

Increased anti-core glycolipid antibody binding was visualized by immunoelectron microscopy after incubation of Escherichia coli K1:O7 cells with a bacteriolytic antibiotic and compared with binding in control cells. The findings suggest that the core glycolipid regions of the lipopolysaccharides of some gram-negative bacilli can be effectively sequestered until liberated by antibiotic-induced cell lysis.

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