Pseudomonas aeruginosa Psl is a galactose- and mannose-rich exopolysaccharide.
The Pseudomonas aeruginosa polysaccharide synthesis locus (psl) is predicted to encode an exopolysaccharide which is critical for biofilm formation. Here we used chemical composition analyses and mannose- or galactose-specific lectin staining, followed by confocal laser scanning microscopy and electron microscopy, to show that Psl is a galactose-rich and mannose-rich exopolysaccharide.
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Luyan
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157-1064, USA.
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Haiping
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Sprinkle
April
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Parsek
Matthew R
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Wozniak
Daniel J
DJ
D005690:Galactose / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008358:Mannose / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; C064841:exopolysaccharide, Pseudomonas; D008358:Mannose; D005690:Galactose