Formation of the K30 (group I) capsule in Escherichia coli O9:K30 does not require attachment to lipopolysaccharide lipid A-core.

doi:10.1128/jb.175.23.7515-7522.1993

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Formation of the K30 (group I) capsule in Escherichia coli O9:K30 does not require attachment to lipopolysaccharide lipid A-core.

Journal of bacteriology - 1 Dec 1993

MacLachlan P R, Keenleyside W J, Dodgson C, Whitfield C

Abstract excerpt

Escherichia coli K antigens (capsular polysaccharides) are divided into two broad classes, designated groups I and II, on the basis of a number of chemical, physical, and genetic criteria. Group I K antigens can be further subdivided on the basis of the absence (group IA) or presence (group IB) o...

Topics

Antigens, Bacterial
Antigens, Surface
Bacterial Capsules
Carbohydrate Sequence
Escherichia coli
Lipid A
Lipopolysaccharides
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid

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