Genetics of Bacterial Polysaccharides

ISBN: 9780849300219 出版年：1999 页码：240 CRC Press

Bacterial surface or secreted polysaccharides are molecules that can function as barriers to protect bacterial cells against environmental stresses, as well as act as adhesins or recognition molecules. In some cases, these molecules are immunodominant antigens eliciting a vigorous immune response, while in other cases the expression of polysacchari