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Comparative analysis of lipopolysaccharides of pathogenic and intermediately pathogenic Leptospira species

BACKGROUND: Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are complex, amphipathic biomolecules that constitute the major surface component of Gram-negative bacteria. Leptospira, unlike other human-pathogenic spirochetes, produce LPS, which is fundamental to the taxonomy of the genus, involved in host-adaption and also...

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Autores principales: Patra, Kailash P., Choudhury, Biswa, Matthias, Michael M., Baga, Sheyenne, Bandyopadhya, Keya, Vinetz, Joseph M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4628369/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26518696
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-015-0581-7