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The O-specific side-chain polymers from Stenotrophomonas maltophilia serogroups O21 and O25 were isolated from the lipopolysaccharides of the reference strains. The O21 polymer contained D-arabinose, 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-glucose and 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-galactose in equal proportions. Methylation analysis and NMR spectroscopy showed that the polysaccharide is based on a branched trisaccharide repeating unit of the structure shown below. The O25 polymer is linear with a disaccharide repeating unit identical to that forming the backbone of the O21 polymer.

A polymeric fraction containing D-galactose, N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine was isolated from the lipopolysaccharide produced by the reference strain for Acinetobacter baumannii serogroup O1. By means of NMR spectroscopy, methylation analysis, and chemical degradation, the repeating unit of the polymer was identified as a branched trisaccharide of the following structure. [formula: see text].

A polymeric fraction (the O-antigenic side-chain) has been isolated from the lipopolysaccharide of Burkholderia gladioli pv. gladioli strain NCPPB 1891 after mild acid hydrolysis. The components of the polymer and their molar proportions were L-Rha (1), D-Gal (1), D-Man (1), and O-acetyl (1). By means of chemical degradations and NMR studies, the repeating unit of the polymer was shown to be a linear trisaccharide of the structure shown. [formula: see text]

A polymeric fraction (the putative O antigen) has been isolated from the lipopolysaccharide of the type strain of Burkholderia pickettii. The components of the polymer and their molar proportions were: L-rhamnose (3), 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucose (1), and O-acetyl (1). By means of NMR studies and chemical degradations, the basic repeating-unit of the polymer was identified as a linear tetrasaccharide of the structure shown. The O-acetyl group is probably located at position 2 of the 3-substituted alpha-L-Rha p. Similar polymers constitute O antigens in the related species Burkholderia solanacearum.