Biological roles of the O-methyl phosphoramidate capsule modification in Campylobacter jejuni.

Campylobacter jejuni is a major cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide, and the capsular polysaccharide (CPS) of this organism is required for persistence and disease. C. jejuni produces over 47 different capsular structures, including a unique O-methyl phosphoramidate (MeOPN) modification pre...

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Main Authors: Lieke B van Alphen, Cory Q Wenzel, Michele R Richards, Christopher Fodor, Roger A Ashmus, Martin Stahl, Andrey V Karlyshev, Brendan W Wren, Alain Stintzi, William G Miller, Todd L Lowary, Christine M Szymanski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3907429?pdf=render