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O Antigens

The lipopolysaccharide-protein somatic antigens, usually from gram-negative bacteria, important in the serological classification of enteric bacilli. The O-specific chains determine the specificity of the O antigens of a given serotype. O antigens are the immunodominant part of the lipopolysaccharide molecule in the intact bacterial cell. (From Singleton and Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2d ed)

Year introduced: 1996

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Tree Number(s): D09.698.718.450.600, D10.494.600, D23.050.161.616.525.600, D23.946.123.329.500.600

MeSH Unique ID: D019081

Entry Terms:

  • Antigens, O
  • O Antigen, Bacterial
  • Antigen, Bacterial O
  • Bacterial O Antigen
  • O Antigen
  • Antigen, O
  • O-Antigen
  • O-Specific Polysaccharide
  • O Specific Polysaccharide
  • Polysaccharide, O-Specific
  • O-Specific Polysaccharides
  • O Specific Polysaccharides
  • Polysaccharides, O-Specific
  • O-Antigens

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