Loss of Very-Long O-Antigen Chains Optimizes Capsule-Mediated Immune Evasion by <named-content content-type="genus-species">Salmonella enterica</named-content> Serovar Typhi
ABSTRACT 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 n...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2013-08-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00232-13 |