TABLE 1.
Representative results of autoagglutination of whole-cell samples and lectin typing after proteolytic treatment of H. pylori strains
| Lectin or PBS | Test result with indicated H. pylori strain
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97-f13
|
97-f30
|
97-f33
|
97-f34
|
97-f54
|
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| WCa | PKb | WC | PK | WC | PK | WC | PK | WC | PK | |
| ECA | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + |
| Lotus A | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | + | + | − |
| UEA I | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | + | + |
| WGA | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | + | + | + |
| PBSc | + | − | + | − | − | − | + | − | + | − |
a
WC, H. pylori whole-cell samples.
b
PK, Bacterial cells treated with PBS (pH 4; 20°C, 30 min) and proteinase K (0.1 mg/ml; 60°C, 1 h).
c
Bacterial samples (40 μl) were mixed with PBS (10 μl) as negative controls.