Characterization of polysaccharide production of haemophilus influenzae Type b and its relationship to bacterial cell growth

Appl Biochem Biotechnol. 2003 Aug;110(2):91-100. doi: 10.1385/abab:110:2:91.

Abstract

Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) causes invasive infections in infants and young children. Vaccines consisting of Hib capsular polysaccharide (polymer of ribosylribitol phosphate [PRP]) conjugated to a protein are effective in the prevention of such infections. The production of capsular polysaccharide type b was studied in three cultivation conditions: single, glucose pulse, and repeated batch. Specific polysaccharide production (Yp/x) was calculated for all experiments, showing the following values: 67 (single-batch cultivation), 71 (glucose pulse), 75 (repeated-batch cultivation, first batch), and 87 mg of PRP/g of dry cell weight (DCW) (repeated-batch cultivation, second batch). Biomass concentration reached approximately 1.8 g of DCW/L, while polysaccharide concentration was about approximately 132 mg/L in the three fermentation runs. Polysaccharide synthesis is associated with cell growth in all studied conditions as established by Kono's analysis and Luedeking-Piret's model.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Capsules
  • Bacteriological Techniques
  • Biomass
  • Bioreactors
  • Cell Division
  • Fermentation
  • Glucose / metabolism
  • Haemophilus Infections / metabolism*
  • Haemophilus Vaccines / biosynthesis*
  • Haemophilus influenzae type b / growth & development
  • Haemophilus influenzae type b / metabolism*
  • Oxygen / metabolism
  • Polysaccharides, Bacterial / biosynthesis*

Substances

  • Haemophilus Vaccines
  • Haemophilus influenzae type b polysaccharide vaccine
  • Polysaccharides, Bacterial
  • Glucose
  • Oxygen