The role of Klebsiella pneumoniae K- and O-polysaccharide antigens was determined in a rat model of lobar pneumonia. The induction of experimental infection in rats by wild-type strain, and its lipopolysaccharide- and capsular polysaccharide-deficient mutants was compared. Though the mutant lacking both antigens (K- O-) induced infection it could not successfully establish itself in the rat lung. It caused only mild infection, as compared to the wild type strain (K+ O+) and the strain lacking CPS alone (K- O+). Besides capsular polysaccharide, the lipopolysaccharide antigen was shown to be an important factor in pathogenesis of K. pneumoniae acute respiratory tract infection.

Department of Microbiology Panjab University Chandigarh 160 014 India

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