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. 1986 Mar;51(3):969–971. doi: 10.1128/iai.51.3.969-971.1986

Biological and chemical characterization of lipopolysaccharide from Selenomonas spp. in human periodontal pockets.

T Kurimoto, C Tachibana, M Suzuki, T Watanabe
PMCID: PMC260997  PMID: 3512446

Abstract

Pure lipopolysaccharide extracted from Selenomonas spp. isolated from human periodontal pockets was composed of 23.7% carbohydrate, 16.5% hexosamine, 1.2% 2-keto-3-deoxyoctonate, 0.7% heptose, 26.0% lipid, 1.8% protein, and 1.3% phosphorus. It was shown to be quite lethal, to have very active pyrogenicity, to give a typical biphasic-fever response, and to produce a positive local Shwartzman reaction.

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