O antigen

Japanese: O 抗原 - おーこうげん
O antigen

…The sugar-lipid binding site (called the R core) also contains a special component called 2-keto-3-deoxyoctulosonic acid (KDO). The lipopolysaccharides of gram-negative bacteria have strong antigenicity and are also called O antigens. The specificity of O antigens varies among species and strains of enterobacteria such as Salmonella, and is useful for their identification. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "O antigen" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…糖と脂質の結合部位(Rコアと呼ばれる)には,2‐ケト‐3‐デオキシオクツロン酸(略称KDO)といった特殊な成分もある。グラム陰性菌のリポ多糖は強い抗原性を有し,O抗原とも呼ばれる。O抗原の特異性はサルモネラなどの腸内細菌の種や系統ごとに異なり,その同定に役だっている。…

※「O 抗原」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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