Expression of sialic acids and other nonulosonic acids in <it>Leptospira</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sialic acids are negatively charged nine carbon backbone sugars expressed on mammalian cell surfaces. Sialic acids are part of a larger family of nonulosonic acid (NulO) molecules that includes pseudaminic and legionaminic acids. Mic...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/161 |