Detection and characterization of bacterial polysaccharides in drug-resistant enterococci
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DOI: 10.1007/s10719-019-09881-3
Abstract: Enterococcus faecium (E. faecium) has emerged as one of today’s leading causes of health care-associated infections that is difficult to treat with the available antibiotics. These pathogens produce capsular polysaccharides on the cell surface which… read more here.
Keywords: detection characterization; faecium; capsular polysaccharides; bacterial polysaccharides ... See more keywords
Group B Streptococcus chimeric capsular polysaccharides as novel multivalent vaccine candidates
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DOI: 10.1007/s10719-021-10000-4
Abstract: The capsular polysaccharide of the human pathogen Group B Streptococcus is a key virulence factor and vaccine candidate that induces protective antibodies when conjugated to carrier proteins. It consists of long polymeric chains of oligosaccharide… read more here.
Keywords: chimeric capsular; group streptococcus; group; capsular polysaccharides ... See more keywords
Structures of the K35 and K15 capsular polysaccharides of Acinetobacter baumannii LUH5535 and LUH5554 containing amino and diamino uronic acids.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2017.05.017
Abstract: Capsular polysaccharides were isolated from A. baumannii LUH5535 (K35 CPS) and LUH5554 (K15 CPS) and studied by 1D and 2D 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. The CPSs were found to consist of linear tetrasaccharide repeats (K… read more here.
Keywords: luh5554; k35 k15; baumannii luh5535; capsular polysaccharides ... See more keywords
Quantitative assessment of C-polysaccharide in capsular polysaccharides of Streptococcus pneumoniae by 31PNMR.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2020.113670
Abstract: Capsular polysaccharides of Streptococcus pneumoniae are key components of commercially available anti-pneumococcal vaccines; meanwhile C-polysaccharide is considered an impurity. World Health Organization recommends a strict control over the presence of this biomolecule due to the… read more here.
Keywords: methodology; polysaccharide capsular; polysaccharides streptococcus; quantitative assessment ... See more keywords
Structural Analysis of Cj1427, an Essential NAD-dependent Dehydrogenase for the Biosynthesis of the Heptose Residues in the Capsular Polysaccharides of Campylobacter jejuni.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.0c00096
Abstract: Many strains of Campylobacter jejuni display modified heptose residues in their capsular polysaccharides (CPS). The precursor heptose was previously shown to be GDP-D-glycero-α-D-manno-heptose, from which a variety of modifications to the sugar moiety have been… read more here.
Keywords: campylobacter jejuni; cj1427; capsular polysaccharides; heptose residues ... See more keywords
Modeling and Simulation of Bacterial Outer Membranes with Lipopolysaccharides and Capsular Polysaccharides
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.3c00072
Abstract: Capsule is one of the common virulence factors in Gram-negative bacteria protecting pathogens from host defenses and consists of long-chain capsular polysaccharides (CPS) anchored in the outer membrane (OM). Elucidating structural properties of CPS is… read more here.
Keywords: simulation bacterial; bacterial outer; capsular polysaccharides; modeling simulation ... See more keywords
Phase-variable capsular polysaccharides and lipoproteins modify bacteriophage susceptibility in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron
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DOI: 10.1038/s41564-020-0746-5
Abstract: A variety of cell surface structures dictate interactions between bacteria and their environment, including their viruses (bacteriophages). Members of the human gut Bacteroidetes characteristically produce several phase-variable capsular polysaccharides (CPSs), but their contributions to bacteriophage… read more here.
Keywords: polysaccharides lipoproteins; phase; variable capsular; bacteroides thetaiotaomicron ... See more keywords
Purification of Capsular Polysaccharides of Streptococcus pneumoniae: Traditional and New Methods
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DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2018.00145
Abstract: Pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major bacterial disease responsible for many deaths worldwide each year and is particularly dangerous in children under 5 years old and adults over 50. The capsular polysaccharide (CPS)… read more here.
Keywords: cps; streptococcus pneumoniae; cps purification; capsular polysaccharides ... See more keywords
Evaluation of the Immunomodulatory Properties of Streptococcus suis and Group B Streptococcus Capsular Polysaccharides on the Humoral Response
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DOI: 10.3390/pathogens6020016
Abstract: Streptococcus suis and group B Streptococcus (GBS) are encapsulated streptococci causing septicemia and meningitis. Antibodies (Abs) against capsular polysaccharides (CPSs) have a crucial protective role, but the structure/composition of the CPS, including the presence of… read more here.
Keywords: suis group; streptococcus suis; response; group streptococcus ... See more keywords
Complementary Role of CD4+ T Cells in Response to Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccines in Humans
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DOI: 10.3390/vaccines7010018
Abstract: Bacterial pathogens expressing capsular polysaccharides are common causes of mucosal infections (pneumonia, intestinal), as well as often fatal, invasive infections (meningitis, bloodstream infections) in children and adults worldwide. These chemically simple but structurally complex carbohydrate… read more here.
Keywords: recognition; complementary role; capsular polysaccharides; polysaccharides may ... See more keywords