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Biosynthesis of the Escherichia coli K1 group 2 polysialic acid capsule occurs within a protected cytoplasmic compartment

Capsular polysaccharides are important virulence determinants in a wide range of invasive infectious diseases. Although capsule synthesis has been extensively investigated, understanding polysaccharide export from the cytoplasm to the external environment has been more difficult. Here we present the...

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Main Authors: Steenbergen, Susan M, Vimr, Eric R
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2408645/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18435708
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06231.x
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