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SUBMITTER: Kurniyati K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5182079 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kurniyati Kurni K Kelly John F JF Vinogradov Evgeny E Robotham Anna A Tu Youbing Y Wang Juyu J Liu Jun J Logan Susan M SM Li Chunhao C
Molecular microbiology 20161027 1
While protein glycosylation has been reported in several spirochetes including the syphilis bacterium Treponema pallidum and Lyme disease pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi, the pertinent glycan structures and their roles remain uncharacterized. Herein, a novel glycan with an unusual chemical composition and structure in the oral spirochete Treponema denticola, a keystone pathogen of periodontitis was reported. The identified glycan of mass 450.2 Da is composed of a monoacetylated nonulosonic acid (N ...[more]