Structure and serology of O-antigens of nitrogen-fixing rhizobacteria of the genus Azospirillum

Abstract

The review presents a discussion of the published data of 2002 to 2014 dealing with structural studies of O-specific polysaccharides, representatives of the Azospirillum diazotrophic rhizobacteria, summarizing the results of a series of authors´ studies. Some general structures incorporated in O-specific polysaccharides responsible for classification of bacterial cultures into serogroups on the basis of immunochemical studies were characterized. The structures of O-specific polysaccharides of seven azospirillum strains identical to those of previously studied strains are presented in this review for the first time.