Evidence for a LOS and a capsular polysaccharide in Capnocytophaga canimorsus

Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a dog’s and cat’s oral commensal which can cause fatal human infections upon bites or scratches. Infections mainly start with flu-like symptoms but can rapidly evolve in fatal septicaemia with a mortality as high as 40%. Here we present the discovery of a polysaccharide...

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Main Authors: Renzi, Francesco, Ittig, Simon J., Sadovskaya, Irina, Hess, Estelle, Lauber, Frederic, Dol, Melanie, Shin, Hwain, Mally, Manuela, Fiechter, Chantal, Sauder, Ursula, Chami, Mohamed, Cornelis, Guy R.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5156936/