O-antigens

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004526",
  "term": "O-antigens",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The lipopolysaccharide-protein somatic antigens, usually from gram-negative bacteria, important in the serological classification of enteric bacilli. The O-specific chains determine the specificity of the O antigens of a given serotype. O antigens are the immunodominant part of the lipopolysaccharide molecule in the intact bacterial cell.",
  "synonyms": [
    "O-specific polysaccharides"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "lipopolysaccharides",
    "cell membranes"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2018",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "antígenos O"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/o-antigens/"
}