Comparison of O-Antigen Gene Clusters of All O-Serogroups of Escherichia coli and Proposal for Adopting a New Nomenclature for O-Typing.

Escherichia coli strains are classified based on O-antigens that are components of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in the cell envelope. O-antigens are important virulence factors, targets of both the innate and adaptive immune system, and play a role in host-pathogen interactions. Because they are hig...

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Main Authors: Chitrita DebRoy, Pina M Fratamico, Xianghe Yan, GianMarco Baranzoni, Yanhong Liu, David S Needleman, Robert Tebbs, Catherine D O'Connell, Adam Allred, Michelle Swimley, Michael Mwangi, Vivek Kapur, Juan A Raygoza Garay, Elisabeth L Roberts, Robab Katani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4732683?pdf=render