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Enterobacterial common antigen in mutant strains of Salmonella. 1978

D Männel, and P H Mäkelä, and H Mayer

A good correlation was found to exist between the serologically determined presence of enterobacterial common antigen (ECA) and the amount of the rare sugar constituent D-mannosaminuronic acid. Strains classified by serological techniques as ECA+, ECA-, and ECAtrace were found to possess the expected amounts of mannosaminuronic acid in the ECA-enriched phenol-soluble PL-L fractions. This correlation provides strong evidence on the identity of the mannosaminuronic acid-glucosamine polymer with the ECA as defined by Kunin (J. Exp. Med. 118:565-586, 1963).

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009154	Mutation	Any detectable and heritable change in the genetic material that causes a change in the GENOTYPE and which is transmitted to daughter cells and to succeeding generations.	Mutations
D011135	Polysaccharides, Bacterial	Polysaccharides found in bacteria and in capsules thereof.	Bacterial Polysaccharides
D005796	Genes	A category of nucleic acid sequences that function as units of heredity and which code for the basic instructions for the development, reproduction, and maintenance of organisms.	Cistron,Gene,Genetic Materials,Cistrons,Genetic Material,Material, Genetic,Materials, Genetic
D000117	Acetylglucosamine	The N-acetyl derivative of glucosamine.	Acetyl Glucosamine,N-Acetyl Glucosamine,N-Acetyl-beta-D-Glucosamine,N-Acetylglucosamine,beta-N-Acetylglucosamine,2-Acetamido-2-Deoxy-D-Glucose,2-Acetamido-2-Deoxyglucose,N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine,2 Acetamido 2 Deoxy D Glucose,2 Acetamido 2 Deoxyglucose,Glucosamine, Acetyl,Glucosamine, N-Acetyl,N Acetyl D Glucosamine,N Acetyl Glucosamine,N Acetyl beta D Glucosamine,N Acetylglucosamine,beta N Acetylglucosamine
D000942	Antigens, Bacterial	Substances elaborated by bacteria that have antigenic activity.	Bacterial Antigen,Bacterial Antigens,Antigen, Bacterial
D012475	Salmonella	A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that utilizes citrate as a sole carbon source. It is pathogenic for humans, causing enteric fevers, gastroenteritis, and bacteremia. Food poisoning is the most common clinical manifestation. Organisms within this genus are separated on the basis of antigenic characteristics, sugar fermentation patterns, and bacteriophage susceptibility.
D012486	Salmonella typhimurium	A serotype of Salmonella enterica that is a frequent agent of Salmonella gastroenteritis in humans. It also causes PARATYPHOID FEVER.	Salmonella typhimurium LT2