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Novel oligosaccharide side chains of the collagen-like region of BclA, the major glycoprotein of the Bacillus anthracis exosporium.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 23 Jul 2004
Daubenspeck James M, Zeng Huadong, Chen Ping, Dong Shengli, Steichen Christopher T, Krishna N Rama, Pritchard David G, Turnbough Charles L
Abstract excerpt
Spores of Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax, are enclosed by a prominent loose fitting layer called the exosporium. The exosporium consists of a basal layer and an external hairlike nap. The filaments of the nap are composed of a highly immunogenic glycoprotein called BclA, which...
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