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PolysacDB ID | 1227 |
Carbohydrate Name | Lipopolysaccharide (Drugpedia) |
Carbohydrate Class | Lipopolysaccharide |
Microbe | Brucella melitensis biotype 3 (NCBI Taxonomy) (Drugpedia) |
Basic Structure | LPS carries the A (B. abortus-type) and M (B. melitensis-type) epitopes, respectively. In addition, there is at least one common (C) epitope restricted to the smooth brucellae and a second common epitope (C/Y) shared with Yersinia enterocolitica O:9 |
BCSDB Structure | N/A |
Proposed functions | N/A |
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies | Whole cells |
Carrier Name | Nil |
Conjugation Method | Nil |
Antibodies | Cattle polysera |
Antibody type and class | N/A |
Assay System | Inihibitory ELISA |
Cross-reactivity | This antibody reacted only with crude LPS and not with the native hapten component of Brucella |
Proposed epitopes | The epitope was proposed to consist of A and C epitopes |
IEDB Epitope | N/A |
Proposed Utility | This antisera can be used for the diagnosis of brucellosis in small ruminants and cattle |
Curator ID | AA + AS |
Date of Curation | 24-03-2010 |
References | PMC96196 |
Department of Computational Biology, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Sec - 39A, New Delhi, India - 110020 |