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Determination of glycosyltransferase specificities for the Escherichia coli O111 O antigen by a generic approach.

ABSTRACT: We describe a bacterial strain developed to facilitate the determination of glycosyltransferase (GT) specificities for O antigens of known structure and gene cluster sequence. For proof of principle for the approach, the strain was used to determine the specificity of the Escherichia coli O111 O-antigen GT genes.

SUBMITTER: Stevenson G

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2258590 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Determination of glycosyltransferase specificities for the Escherichia coli O111 O antigen by a generic approach.

Stevenson Gordon G Dieckelmann Manuela M Reeves Peter R PR

Applied and environmental microbiology 20071221 4

We describe a bacterial strain developed to facilitate the determination of glycosyltransferase (GT) specificities for O antigens of known structure and gene cluster sequence. For proof of principle for the approach, the strain was used to determine the specificity of the Escherichia coli O111 O-antigen GT genes. ...[more]

PMID: 18156323

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