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SUBMITTER: Cerca N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1863476 | biostudies-other | 2007 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Cerca Nuno N Maira-Litrán Tomás T Jefferson Kimberly K KK Grout Martha M Goldmann Donald A DA Pier Gerald B GB
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20070419 18
Poly-N-acetylglucosamine (PNAG) is a surface polysaccharide produced by Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis and is an effective target for opsonic and protective Ab for these two organisms. Recently, it has been found that Escherichia coli produces an exo-polysaccharide, designated polyglucosamine, that is biochemically indistinguishable from PNAG. We analyzed 30 E. coli strains isolated from urinary tract and neonatal bloodstream infections for the pga locus, PNAG antigen produ ...[more]