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Identification, structure, and characterization of an exopolysaccharide produced by Histophilus somni during biofilm formation

BACKGROUND: Histophilus somni, a gram-negative coccobacillus, is an obligate inhabitant of bovine and ovine mucosal surfaces, and an opportunistic pathogen responsible for respiratory disease and other systemic infections in cattle and sheep. Capsules are important virulence factors for many pathoge...

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Autores principales: Sandal, Indra, Inzana, Thomas J, Molinaro, Antonio, Castro, Christina De, Shao, Jian Q, Apicella, Michael A, Cox, Andrew D, Michael, Frank St, Berg, Gretchen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3224263/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21854629
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-11-186