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Review: Structural features and structural variability of the lipopolysaccharide of Yersinia pestis, the cause of plagueN. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia,knirel{at}ioc.ac.ru
State Research Center for Applied Microbiology, Obolensk, Moscow Region, Russia
N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
State Research Center for Applied Microbiology, Obolensk, Moscow Region, Russia
N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
State Research Center for Applied Microbiology, Obolensk, Moscow Region, Russia Data on the structure and temperature-dependent variations of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Yersinia pestis are summarized and compared with data of other enteric bacteria, including other Yersinia spp. A correlation between the LPS structure and properties of the LPS and bacterial cultures as well as the LPS biosynthesis control are briefly discussed.
Key Words: Lipopolysaccharide structure biosynthesis control antibiotic resistance core oligosaccharide lipid A Yersinia pestis
Journal of Endotoxin Research, Vol. 12, No. 1,
3-9 (2006) |
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