Complete Structure of the Enterococcal Polysaccharide Antigen (EPA) of Vancomycin-Resistant <named-content content-type="genus-species">Enterococcus faecalis</named-content> V583 Reveals that EPA Decorations Are Teichoic Acids Covalently Linked to a Rhamnopolysaccharide Backbone

Complete Structure of the Enterococcal Polysaccharide Antigen (EPA) of Vancomycin-Resistant <named-content content-type="genus-species">Enterococcus faecalis</named-content> V583 Reveals that EPA Decorations Are Teichoic Acids Covalently Linked to a Rhamnopolysaccharide Backbone

ABSTRACT All enterococci produce a complex polysaccharide called the enterococcal polysaccharide antigen (EPA). This polymer is required for normal cell growth and division and for resistance to cephalosporins and plays a critical role in host-pathogen interaction. The EPA contributes to host coloni...

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Main Authors: Yann Guerardel, Irina Sadovskaya, Emmanuel Maes, Sylviane Furlan, Marie-Pierre Chapot-Chartier, Stéphane Mesnage, Lionel Rigottier-Gois, Pascale Serror
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-04-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
E. faecalis
teichoic acids
cell wall polysaccharide
enterococcal polysaccharide antigen
Enterococcus faecalis
rhamnan
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00277-20

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00277-20

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