Polysaccharides of Mycobacterium bovis Ushi 10, Mycobacterium smegmatis, Mycobacterium phlei , and Atypical Mycobacterium P1

Abstract

Four kinds of polysaccharides, glucan, mannan, arabinomannan, and arabinogalactan, were purified from the defatted cells of four strains of mycobacteria. By the chemical and immunological analyses, we concluded that arabinomannan and arabinogalactan are common serologically active polysaccharides in mycobacteria.