title: Structure, function and immunochemistry of bacterial exopolysaccharides.
abstract: There has been much written on bacterial exopolysaccharides (EPS) and their role in virulence. Less has been published regarding EPS in free living species. This review focuses on that subject, emphasizing their functions in the environment and the use of antibody probes to study them.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Maryland, College Park 20742, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weiner
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Langille
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Quintero
mesh_terms: D016667:Bacterial Capsules / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D001692:Biological Transport; D007120:Immunochemistry; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial