Loss of Very-Long O-Antigen Chains Optimizes Capsule-Mediated Immune Evasion by Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi

Expression of capsular polysaccharides is a variable trait often associated with more-virulent forms of a bacterial species. For example, typhoid fever is caused by the capsulated Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, while nontyphoidal Salmonella serovars associated with gastroenteritis are noncapsula...

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Main Authors: Crawford, Robert W., Wangdi, Tamding, Spees, Alanna M., Xavier, Mariana N., Tsolis, Renée M., Bäumler, Andreas J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society of Microbiology 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3735119/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23860765
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00232-13
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