Aeromonas salmonicida binds α2-6 linked sialic acid, which is absent among the glycosphingolipid repertoires from skin, gill, stomach, pyloric caecum, and intestine
ABSTRACTCarbohydrates can both protect against infection and act as targets promoting infection. Mucins are major components of the slimy mucus layer covering the fish epithelia. Mucins can act as decoys for intimate pathogen interaction with the host afforded by binding to glycosphingolipids in the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2022-12-01
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| Series: | Virulence |
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| Online Access: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21505594.2022.2132056 |