Genetic analysis of exopolysaccharide acetilation product by Burkholderia cepacia

Bacteria belonging to the Burkholderia cepacia complex are mainly isolated from the sputum of cystic fibrosis patients and frequently show a mucoid phenotype.Most of them produce an exopolysaccharide called cepacian, whose repeating unit consists of a branched heptasaccharide carrying from one to th...

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Main Authors: Linda Furlanis, Lucia Corich, Francesco Gon, Enrico Angelo Tonin, Lucilla Dolzani, Cristina Lagatolla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2012-06-01
Series:Microbiologia Medica
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/mm/article/view/2319