Figure 1
O-antigen type of the Bordetella species is either O1, O2, or O3. (A-C) C57BL/6 mice were inoculated with 104CFU B. bronchiseptica strains RB50 (O1), 1289 (O2) or MO149 (O3), and serum was collected 28days later. LPS or LOS was purified from the indicated strains and were probed with serum against the aforementioned bordetellae. (D) LPS or LOS was stained with Emerald green; O-antigen and Band A are denoted.