tyvelose

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tyvelose

[ti″vel-ōs]

an unusual sugar that is a polysaccharide somatic antigen of Salmonella species.

tyvelose

/ty·vel·ose/ (ti´vel-ōs) an unusual sugar that is a polysaccharide somatic antigen of certain Salmonella serotypes.

tyvelose

(tī′vĕl-ōs)

A carbohydrate, 3-6-dideoxy-d-mannose, derived from certain strains of Salmonella and Trichinella.

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Heska's diagnostic antigen, which can be synthesized chemically, is superior in that it includes an extremely rare sugar, tyvelose, to specifically identify animals infected by Trichinella.

Heska Licenses SafePath Rights to a Novel Trichinosis Test

Enteritidis is the O9-antigen, a tyvelose residue of the O-antigen repeat (20).

Competitive Exclusion of Salmonella Enteritidis by Salmonella Gallinarum in Poultry

Tyvelose is an extremely rare sugar, and the form of tyvelose found on Trichinella worms has not been found in any other organism.