title: Lipopolysaccharides of bacterial pathogens from the genus Yersinia: a mini-review.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Maud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bruneteau
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Minka
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D008050:Lipid A; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D019081:O Antigens