Cyclic Enterobacterial Common Antigen Maintains the Outer Membrane Permeability Barrier of Escherichia coli in a Manner Controlled by YhdP

Gram-negative bacteria have an outer membrane (OM) impermeable to many toxic compounds that can be further strengthened during stress. In Enterobacteriaceae, the envelope contains enterobacterial common antigen (ECA), a carbohydrate-derived moiety conserved throughout Enterobacteriaceae, the functio...

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Main Authors: Angela M. Mitchell, Tharan Srikumar, Thomas J. Silhavy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018-08-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
ECA
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01321-18