Biosynthesis of cryptic lipopolysaccharide glycoforms in Haemophilus influenzae involves a mechanism similar to that required for O-antigen synthesis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 7429-7439

  Hood, Derek W ^a   Randle, Gaynor ^a   Cox, Andrew D ^b   Makepeace, Katherine ^a   Li, Jianjun ^b   Schweda, Elke K H ^c   Richards, James C ^b   Moxon, E Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; O ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LOCUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HAEMOPHILUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HMG GENE; MORAXELLA; NEISSERIA; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HAEMOPHILUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MORAXELLA; NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA;

EID: 6044240814     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.21.7429-7439.2004     Document Type: Article

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