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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-1-8
pubmed:abstractText
Pseudomonad-like microbial isolates were obtained from commercially processed broiler chicken carcasses for use in experiments to determine if d-mannose would interfere with their ability to form pellicles and rims and prevent agglutination of blood and yeast cells. Inhibition of agglutination, rim formation, and pellicle formation would provide evidence that d-mannose acts on the fimbriae to prevent attachment of microorganisms to surfaces. Presence of 4% d-mannose in the growth medium interfered with the formation and stability of the pellicle in some isolates. The pellicles affected by d-mannose did not cover the entire surface and were easily dispersed. Addition of d-mannose did not prevent the formation of rims to the same extent it prevented pellicle formation, and it was concluded that d-mannose did not completely prevent growth of fimbriae. The addition of d-mannose prevented the agglutination of 1% sheep blood, 1% horse blood, and yeast cells by interfering with the formation of fimbriae or the mechanism of attachment by fimbriae. These experiments provided evidence that d-mannose can be used to prevent attachment of isolates normally found on chicken carcasses to specific cell surfaces by occupying mannose-sensitive receptor sites on the cell.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0032-5791
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
69
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1582-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of d-mannose on fimbriae of bacterial isolates from chicken carcasses.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Poultry Science, University of Maryland, College Park 20742.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article