Table 2.
Microorganisms that use cellular carbohydrates for attachment
| Microorganism | Carbohydrate |
|---|---|
| Viruses | |
| Orthomyxoviruses | Sialic acid |
| Polyomaviruses | Sialic acid |
| Reoviruses | Sialic acid |
| Coronaviruses | Sialic acid |
| Paramyxoviruses | Sialic acid |
| Parvoviruses (murine, canine) | Sialic acid |
| Adenovirus-associated virus 2 | Heparan sulfate |
| Herpes viruses | Heparan sulfate |
| Flaviviruses | Heparan sulfate |
| B19 human parvovirus | P antigen |
| Caliciviruses | ABH and Lewis antigens |
| Bacteria | |
| Escherichia coli, pyelonephritogenic | P antigen |
| Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron | H antigen |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | ABH and P antigens |
| Staphyloccocus aureus | Lea |
| Helicobacter pylori | Leb |
| Mycoplasma | |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | I or i antigen |
| Protozoa | |
| Plasmodium falciparum | Sialic acid |