Catching bacteria with sugar.
In this issue of Chemistry & Biology, Disney and Seeberger exploit bacterial targeting of host cell surface sugars during pathogenesis to create a simple diagnostic carbohydrate microarray for the detection of bacteria in complex biological mixtures [1].
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Lara K
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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, TX 78712, USA.
D001419:Bacteria / Q000737:chemistry*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis*; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis*; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology; D008024:Ligands; D046228:Microarray Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D009005:Monosaccharides / Q000032:analysis
D015415:Biomarkers; D002241:Carbohydrates; D008024:Ligands; D009005:Monosaccharides