Proper expression of the O-antigen of lipopolysaccharide is essential for the virulence of Yersinia enterocolitica O:8 in experimental oral infection of rabbits.
D000818:Animals; D001770:Blood Bactericidal Activity; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D006602:Hexosyltransferases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology; D009154:Mutation; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology; D019081:O Antigens / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011817:Rabbits; D014774:Virulence; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity*
D019081:O Antigens; D006602:Hexosyltransferases; C085652:O-antigen polymerase