Structural and serological characterisation of the O-antigenic polysaccharide of the lipopolysaccharide from Acinetobacter baumannii strain 24 Original Research Article

Extraction of dry bacteria of Acinetobacter baumannii strain 24 by phenol–water yielded a lipopolysaccharide (LPS) that was studied by serological methods and fatty acid analysis. After immunisation of BALB/c mice with this strain, monoclonal antibody S48-3-13 (IgG3 isotype) was obtained, which reacted with the LPS in western blot and cha