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Identification of genes encoding glycosyltransferases involved in lipopolysaccharide synthesis in Porphyromonas gingivalis.
Molecular oral microbiology - 1 Feb 2018
Shoji M, Sato K, Yukitake H, Kamaguchi A, Sasaki Y, Naito M, Nakayama K
Abstract excerpt
Porphyromonas gingivalis can synthesize both A-LPS and O-LPS lipopolysaccharides, which contain anionic O-polysaccharides and conventional O-polysaccharides, respectively. A-LPS can anchor virulence proteins to the cell surface, so elucidating the mechanism of A-LPS synthesis is important for understanding the pathogenicity of this bacterium. To identify the genes involved in LPS synthesis, we focused on...
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