The following structure of the O-specific polysaccharide of Citrobacter bra
akii O7a,3b,lc was established using sugar and methylation analyses and NMR
spectroscopy, including 2D COSY, TOCSY, NOESY, and H-1, C-13 heteronuclear
single-quantum coherence (HSQC) experiments:
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The main D-mannan chain of the polysaccharide studied has the same structur
e as the O-specific polysaccharide of Escherichia coli O9, Klebsiella pneum
oniae O3, and Hafnia alvei PCM 1223. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rig
hts reserved.