The structure and significance of enterobacterial common antigen (ECA)

The enterobacterial common antigen (ECA) is a carbohydrate-derived cell surface antigen present in all Gram-negative bacteria belonging to Enterobacteriaceae family. Biosynthetic pathways shared by ECA and LPS (endotoxin) suggest close connections between these antigens. ECA occurs in three differen...

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Main Authors: Tomasz Kasper Goździewicz, Jolanta Łukasiewicz, Czesław Ługowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Index Copernicus International S.A. 2015-09-01
Series:Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnej
Subjects:
ECA
Online Access:http://phmd.pl/gicid/01.3001.0009.6571