[Comparative characteristics of lipopolysaccharides of various Pseudomonas fluorescens strains (Biovar I)]. 2001

G M Zdorovenko, and S N Veremeĭchenko
Zabolotnyi Institute of Microbiology and Virology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, ul. Zabolotnogo 154, Kiev, 252143 Ukraine.

From the biomass of five Pseudomonas fluorescens biovar I strains, including the P. fluorescens type strain IMV 4125 (ATCC 13525), lipopolysaccharides (LPS) were isolated (by extraction with a phenol-water mixture followed by repeated ultracentrifugation), as well as individual structural components of the LPS macromolecule: lipid A, the core oligosaccharide, and O-specific polysaccharide (O-PS). 3-Hydroxydecanoic, 2-hydroxydodecanoic, 3-hydroxydodecanoic, dodecanoic, hexadecanoic, octadecanoic, hexadecenoic, and octadecenoic fatty acids were present in lipid A of the LPS of all the strains studied. Glucosamine, ethanolamine, and phosphoethanolamine were revealed in the lipid A hydrophilic part of all of KDO, a trace amount of heptoses, ethanolamine, phosphoethanolamine, alanine, and phosphorus were identified as the main core components. Interstrain differences in the core oligosaccharide composition were revealed. Structural analysis showed that the O-PS of the type strain, as distinct from that of other strains, is heterogeneous and contains two types of repetitive units, including (1) three L-rhamnose residues (L-Rha), one 3-acetamide-3,6-dideoxy-D-galactose residue (D-Fuc3NAc) as a branching substitute of the L-rhamnan chain and (2) three L-Rha residues and two branching D-Fuc3NAc residues. The type strain is also serologically distinct from other biovar I strains due to the LPS O-chain structure, which is similar to those of the strains of the species Pseudomonas syringae, including the type strain. The data of structural analysis agree well with the results of immunochemical studies of LPS.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008070 Lipopolysaccharides Lipid-containing polysaccharides which are endotoxins and important group-specific antigens. They are often derived from the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria and induce immunoglobulin secretion. The lipopolysaccharide molecule consists of three parts: LIPID A, core polysaccharide, and O-specific chains (O ANTIGENS). When derived from Escherichia coli, lipopolysaccharides serve as polyclonal B-cell mitogens commonly used in laboratory immunology. (From Dorland, 28th ed) Lipopolysaccharide,Lipoglycans
D011551 Pseudomonas fluorescens A species of nonpathogenic fluorescent bacteria found in feces, sewage, soil, and water, and which liquefy gelatin. Bacillus fluorescens,Bacillus fluorescens liquefaciens,Bacterium fluorescens,Liquidomonas fluorescens
D013045 Species Specificity The restriction of a characteristic behavior, anatomical structure or physical system, such as immune response; metabolic response, or gene or gene variant to the members of one species. It refers to that property which differentiates one species from another but it is also used for phylogenetic levels higher or lower than the species. Species Specificities,Specificities, Species,Specificity, Species

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