Table 1. Glycosyl composition of type B, B2, and rough Burkholderia LPS.
| B. pseudomallei 576a Type B LPS | B. thailandensis 82172 Type B2 LPS | B. pseudomallei MSHR435 Type R LPS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glycosyl residue | Mass (μg) | Mol % | Mass (μg) | Mol % | Mass (μg) | Mol % |
| Ribose (Rib) | n.d. | - | 4.6 | 2.7 | n.d. | - |
| Arabinose (Ara) | n.d. | - | n.d. | - | n.d. | - |
| Rhamnose (Rha) | 81.3 | 43.4 | 93.8 | 50.9 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| Fucose (Fuc) | n.d. | - | n.d. | - | n.d. | - |
| Xylose (Xyl) | 17.8 | 10.4 | n.d. | - | n.d. | - |
| Glucuronic Acid (GlcA) | n.d. | - | n.d. | - | n.d. | - |
| Galacturonic acid (GalA) | n.d. | - | n.d. | - | n.d. | - |
| Mannose (Man) | n.d. | - | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
| Galactose (Gal) | 27.2 | 13.2 | 57.0 | 28.2 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
| Glucose (Glc) | 11.3 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 3.9 | 10.9 | 24.0 |
| N-Acetyl Galactosamine (GalNAc) | n.d. | - | n.d. | - | n.d. | - |
| N-Acetyl Glucosamine (GlcNAc) | n.d. | - | n.d. | - | n.d. | - |
| N-Acetyl Manosamine (ManNAc) | n.d. | - | n.d. | - | n.d. | - |
| Heptose | 55.5 | 23.2 | 32.3 | 13.7 | 31.2 | 58.8 |
| KDO | 11.8 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 8.0 |
| Total | 204.9 | 100.0 | 202.7 | 100.0 | 51.0 | 100.0 |