... of note that the structure of the LPS O-antigen of F. columnare differs structurally from the LPS O-antigen of the fish pathogen Flavobacterium psychrophilium [21],which is a linear polymer of ... However, the nature of the adhesinsinvolved have not been identified, but possible candidates areLPS, capsule, fimbriae or other appendages of the bacterium,a hypothesis requiring further investigation.It ... beingcomposed of aL-FucN component originating from the O-PS residue A and the D-FucN from the reduced residue B. The isolation of optically pure 2-amino-2,6-dideoxy-D-glucose (D-QuiN), the major...