Mannose-resistant Haemagglutination by Campylobacter pylori
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 20 (3), 353-354
- https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548809032466
Abstract
10 Campylobacter pylori strains were screened for the presence of presumptive colonization factors by measuring cell surface hydrophobicity and haemagglutination. All 8 clinical isolates and 2 reference strains caused haemagglutination of rabbit, human and/or sheep erythrocytes in the presence of mannose. None of the strains expressed a hydrophobic cell surface. In preliminary experiments the haemagglutination could be inhibited with monosia-logangliosides suggesting that these strains express sialic acid specific haemagglutinin(s) which could be involved in colonization of mucosal surfaces.Keywords
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