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Role of Vibrio cholerae O139 surface polysaccharides in intestinal colonization.
Infection and immunity - 1 Nov 2002
Nesper Jutta, Schild Stefan, Lauriano Crystal M, Kraiss Anita, Klose Karl E, Reidl Joachim
Abstract excerpt
Since the first occurrence of O139 Vibrio cholerae as a cause of cholera epidemics, this serogroup has been investigated intensively, and it has been found that its pathogenicity is comparable to that of O1 El Tor strains. O139 isolates express a thin capsule, composed of a polymer of repeating units structurally identical to the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) O side chain. In this study, we investigated the role of...
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