Article
Deletion of a 77-base-pair inverted repeat element alters the synthesis of surface polysaccharides in Porphyromonas gingivalis.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Apr 2015
Bainbridge Brian W, Hirano Takanori, Grieshaber Nicole, Davey Mary E
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Bacterial cell surface glycans, such as capsular polysaccharides and lipopolysaccharides (LPS), influence host recognition and are considered key virulence determinants. The periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis is known to display at least three different types of surface glycans: O-LPS, A-LPS, and K-antigen capsule. We have shown that PG0121 (in strain W83) encodes a DNABII histone-like...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
