K units of the K8 and K54 capsular polysaccharides produced by Acinetobacter baumannii BAL 097 and RCH52 have the same structure but contain different di-N-acyl derivatives of legionaminic acid and are linked differently

2019/07/12 by Nikolay P. Arbatsky, Johanna J. Kenyon, Anastasiya A. Kasimova +5 · 9 citations
Chemistry · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · #Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis #Infections and bacterial resistance #Mycobacterium research and diagnosis

paper · doi:10.1016/j.carres.2019.107745

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