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. 1984 Jul;45(1):41–46. doi: 10.1128/iai.45.1.41-46.1984

Oligosaccharide structures mediating agglutination of sheep erythrocytes by Staphylococcus saprophyticus.

A Gunnarsson, P A Mårdh, A Lundblad, S Svensson
PMCID: PMC263258  PMID: 6735472

Abstract

Agglutination of sheep erythrocytes by Staphylococcus saprophyticus was used as a model system for adherence studies. Glycolipids were isolated from sheep erythrocyte membranes, and oligosaccharides were prepared by trifluoroacetolysis. The oligosaccharides were characterized by sugar analyses, methylation analyses, gas-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. We showed that oligosaccharides containing terminal beta-D-galactose-p-(1-4)-beta-D-2-acetamido-2-deoxyglucose-p-(1- were good inhibitors of the hemagglutination of sheep erythrocytes by S. saprophyticus.

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