Structural features and structural variability of the lipopolysaccharide of Yersinia pestis, the cause of plague

J Endotoxin Res. 2006;12(1):3-9. doi: 10.1179/096805105X67283.

Abstract

Data on the structure and temperature-dependent variations of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Yersinia pestis are summarized and compared with data of other enteric bacteria, including other Yersinia spp. A correlation between the LPS structure and properties of the LPS and bacterial cultures as well as the LPS biosynthesis control are briefly discussed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Carbohydrate Sequence
  • Humans
  • Lipid A / biosynthesis
  • Lipid A / chemistry
  • Lipopolysaccharides / biosynthesis
  • Lipopolysaccharides / chemistry*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Plague / microbiology*
  • Yersinia pestis / chemistry*
  • Yersinia pestis / metabolism

Substances

  • Lipid A
  • Lipopolysaccharides