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Characterization of the type III capsular polysaccharide produced by Burkholderia pseudomallei.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Dec 2010
Reckseidler-Zenteno Shauna L, Viteri Duber-Frey, Moore Richard, Wong Erica, Tuanyok Apichai, Woods Donald E
Abstract excerpt
Burkholderia pseudomallei has been shown to produce more than one capsular polysaccharide (CPS). Analysis of the B. pseudomallei genome has revealed that the organism contains four CPS operons (I-IV). One of these operons (CPS III) was selected for further study. Comparative sequencing analysis revealed that the genes encoding CPS III are present in B. pseudomallei and Burkholderia thailandensis but not in...
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