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SUBMITTER: Liang H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5082957 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liang Hao H Zhang Aiyu A Gu Yixin Y You Yuanhai Y Zhang Jianzhong J Zhang Maojun M
PloS one 20161027 10
The polysaccharide capsule (CPS) of Campylobacter jejuni is a virulence factor linked to cell surface carbohydrate diversity which mainly determines the serotypes. Thirty-four CPS gene cluster structures have been published and some of them can be distinguished by multiple-PCR. Penner serotypes HS1/44c, HS2, HS4c, HS19, HS23/36c and HS41 are markers for Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). The capsules may contribute to GBS susceptibility. Analysis of 18 CPS loci revealed high gene content diversity a ...[more]