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The polysaccharide capsule of Campylobacter jejuni modulates the host immune response.
Infection and immunity - 1 Mar 2013
Maue Alexander C, Mohawk Krystle L, Giles David K, Poly Frédéric, Ewing Cheryl P, Jiao Yuening, Lee Ginyoung, Ma Zuchao, Monteiro Mario A, Hill Christina L, Ferderber Jason S, Porter Chad K, Trent M Stephen, Guerry Patricia
Abstract excerpt
Campylobacter jejuni is a major cause of bacterial diarrheal disease worldwide. The organism is characterized by a diversity of polysaccharide structures, including a polysaccharide capsule. Most C. jejuni capsules are known to be decorated nonstoichiometrically with methyl phosphoramidate (MeOPN). The capsule of C. jejuni 81-176 has been shown to be required for serum resistance, but here we show that an...
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