Lipopolysaccharides of bacterial pathogens from the genus Yersinia: a mini-review.
This review summarizes the state of knowledge on the composition and structure of the lipopolysaccharides (LPS) from three species of Yersinia known to produce disease in humans: Y. pseudotuberculosis, Y. enterocolitica and Y. pestis. We also mention recent data on the genome sequence of Yersinia pestis and the role of LPS in relation to the virulence of this bacteria.
Bruneteau
Maud
M
Laboratoire d'écologie microbienne du sol, UMR-CNRS 5557, université Claude-Bernard, Lyon 1, bâtiment 741, 43, boulevard du 11 novembre 1918, 69622 Villeurbanne cedex, France. maud.bruneteau@wanadoo.fr
Minka
Samuel
S
D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D006801:Humans; D008050:Lipid A / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015394:Molecular Structure; D019081:O Antigens / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D014774:Virulence; D015007:Yersinia / Q000737:chemistry / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica / Q000737:chemistry / Q000472:pathogenicity; D015010:Yersinia pestis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000472:pathogenicity; D015011:Yersinia pseudotuberculosis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000472:pathogenicity
D008050:Lipid A; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D019081:O Antigens