| Chapter title |
Bacillus anthracis cell envelope components.
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|---|---|
| Chapter number | 5 |
| Book title |
Anthrax
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| Published in |
Current topics in microbiology and immunology, January 2002
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| DOI | 10.1007/978-3-662-05767-4_5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Book ISBNs |
978-3-64-207799-9, 978-3-66-205767-4
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| Authors |
Fouet, A, Mesnage, S, A. Fouet, S. Mesnage, Fouet, A., Mesnage, S. |
| Abstract |
Bacillus anthracis is a Gram-positive bacterium harboring a complex parietal architecture. The cytoplasmic membrane is surrounded by a thick peptidoglycan of the A1 gamma type. Only one associated polymer, a polysaccharide composed of galactose, N-acetylglucosamine, and N-acetylmannosamine, is covalently linked to the peptidoglycan. Outside the cell wall is an S-layer. Two proteins can each compose the S-layer. They are noncovalently anchored to the cell wall polysaccharide by their SLH N-terminal domain. The poly-gamma-D-glutamate capsule, which covers the S-layer, has an antiphagocytic role and its synthesis is dependent on environmental factors mimicking the mammalian host, such as bicarbonate and a temperature of 37 degrees C. |
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| Other | 0 | 0% |
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