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Genetics of Capsular Polysaccharide Production in Bacteria

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Bacterial Capsules

Part of the book series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology ((CT MICROBIOLOGY,volume 150))

Abstract

A feature of many bacteria of diverse genera is the production of extracellular acidic polysaccharides. These polysaccharides may be organised into distinct structures termed capsules, or may be excreted as an extracellular slime. However, this distinction is arbitrary and in practice may be of no functional significance.

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Boulnois, G.J., Roberts, I.S. (1990). Genetics of Capsular Polysaccharide Production in Bacteria. In: Jann, K., Jann, B. (eds) Bacterial Capsules. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, vol 150. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74694-9_1

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