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Genetic loci for coaggregation receptor polysaccharide biosynthesis in Streptococcus gordonii 38.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Sept 2003
Xu De-Qi, Thompson John, Cisar John O
Abstract excerpt
The cell wall polysaccharide of Streptococcus gordonii 38 functions as a coaggregation receptor for surface adhesins on other members of the oral biofilm community. The structure of this receptor polysaccharide (RPS) is defined by a heptasaccharide repeat that includes a GalNAcbeta1-->3Gal-containing recognition motif. The same RPS has now been identified from S. gordonii AT, a partially sequenced strain. PCR...
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