title: Bacterial capsular antigens. Structural patterns of capsular antigens.
abstract: Structural patterns of bacterial capsular antigens including capsular polysaccharides and exoglycans are given in this review. In addition, the immunological activity of capsular antigens and their role in type specificity of bacteria are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physiology, Komi Science Center, Urals Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar 167982, Russia. ovoys@physiol.komisc.ru
authors.forename: Yu S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Ovodov
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry*; D016667:Bacterial Capsules / Q000276:immunology*; D001441:Bacteroides fragilis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D006190:Haemophilus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D007709:Klebsiella / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial