title: Surface polysaccharides from Acinetobacter baumannii: Structures and syntheses.
abstract: The emergence of multidrug-resistance Acinetobacter baumannii requires novel approaches for prevention, treatment and diagnosis. The structures of surface polysaccharides from A. baumannii are valuable tools to understand pathogenesis, virulence and immunogenicity. The synthesis of bacterial mono- or polysaccharides may result in novel probes to become important therapeutic options in the fight against A. baumannii. This report exemplifies the relevance of glycochemistry for the development of new antibiotics.
authors.affiliation: Département de Chimie, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada G1V 0A6. Electronic address: denis.giguere@chm.ulaval.ca.
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Giguère
mesh_terms: D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000737:chemistry*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial
keywords: Acinetobacter baumannii; Capsular polysaccharides; Lipopolysaccharides; Polysaccharide synthesis; Surface polysaccharides