Article
Identification of a genetic locus essential for capsule sialylation in type III group B streptococci.
Infection and immunity - 1 Feb 1992
Wessels M R, Haft R F, Heggen L M, Rubens C E
Abstract excerpt
The type III capsular polysaccharide of group B streptococci (GBS) consists of a linear backbone with short side chains ending in residues of N-acetylneuraminic acid, or sialic acid. The presence of sialic acid on the surface of the organism inhibits activation of the alternative pathway of compl...
Topics
- Bacterial Toxins
- Blotting, Southern
- Chromosome Mapping
- DNA Transposable Elements
- Mutation
- N-Acetylneuraminic Acid
- Polysaccharides, Bacterial
- Sialic Acids
- Streptococcus agalactiae
- Virulence