Review: Conserved and variable structural features in the lipopolysaccharide of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Abstract

The review is devoted to recent progress in the structural elucidation of the lipopolysaccharide of the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa, including O-antigen biological repeats, core oligosaccharide, and lipid A. Data on biosynthesis, genetics and serology of the lipopolysaccharide isolated from various P. aeruginosa O-serogroups are discussed in relation to the chemical structures.

Keywords

Lipopolysaccharide structure core oligosaccharide lipid A O-antigen serologic activity Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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