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Salmonella produces an O-antigen capsule regulated by AgfD and important for environmental persistence.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Nov 2006
Gibson D L, White A P, Snyder S D, Martin S, Heiss C, Azadi P, Surette M, Kay W W
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we show that Salmonella produces an O-antigen capsule coregulated with the fimbria- and cellulose-associated extracellular matrix. Structural analysis of purified Salmonella extracellular polysaccharides yielded predominantly a repeating oligosaccharide unit similar to that of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis lipopolysaccharide O antigen with some modifications. Putative carbohydrate...
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