title: Bacterial glycans: key mediators of diverse host immune responses.
abstract: Recent studies have shown that the synthesis of various polysaccharides by bacteria can induce immune responses that are beneficial to the bacterium, the host, or both. Here, we discuss the diverse interactions between bacterial glycans and the host immune system.
authors.affiliation: Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Laurie E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Comstock
authors.forename: Dennis L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Kasper
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016667:Bacterial Capsules / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000276:immunology; D001441:Bacteroides fragilis; D006801:Humans; D007157:Immunologic Surveillance; D018716:Molecular Mimicry; D019081:O Antigens / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D019081:O Antigens