Agglutination of Helicobacter pylori coccoids by lectins

Table 2 Lectin agglutination patterns of H. pylori coccoids and spirals

Lectin	RH 54		NCTC 11637		V2
	Coccoids	Spirals	Coccoids	Spirals	Coccoids	Spirals
Con A	2	1	3	2	2	1
LcH	2	0	2	0	1	0
NPA	1	0	1	0	1	0
PEA	2	1	2	W	1	1
VFA	1	1	2	1	1	1
Lotus A	3	3	1	0	3	3
DSA	1	2	1	0	1	2
WGA	2	3	0	0	2	3
HPA	1	2	1	1	1	1
SBA	1	1	1	1	0	3
VVA	1	1	0	1	0	1
VSA	1	1	2	1	2	1
PNA	1	1	1	0	1	2
BS-I	2	2	1	0	1	2
MBA	1	3	1	1	0	1
Sugar specificity/Lectins
Man-	Con A = Concanavalin A;
	NPA = Narcissus pseudonarcissus;
	PEA = Pisum sativum;
	VFA = Vicia faba
Fuc-	Lotus A = Tetragonolobus purpureas;
(GlcNAc)2-	DSA = Datura stramonium;
	WGA = Triticum vulgaris
GalNAc-	HPA = Helix promatia;
	SBA = Glycine max;
	VVA = Vicia villosa.
Glc-	VSA = Vicia sativa
Glc-	PNA = Arachis hypogaea;
	BS-I = Bandeirae simplicifolia
	MBA = Vigna radiata

3 = strong positive reaction with large clumps; 2 = strong positive reaction with moderate size clumps; 1 = positive agglutination with fine clumps; w = weak agglutination; - = no agglutination.