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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Autores principales: Yann Guerardel, Irina Sadovskaya, Emmanuel Maes, Sylviane Furlan, Marie-Pierre Chapot-Chartier, Stéphane Mesnage, Lionel Rigottier-Gois, Pascale Serror
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Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/f1771701db934f8daf3dbbae1983d818
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