"Bacterial Capsules" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An envelope of loose gel surrounding a bacterial cell which is associated with the virulence of pathogenic bacteria. Some capsules have a well-defined border, whereas others form a slime layer that trails off into the medium. Most capsules consist of relatively simple polysaccharides but there are some bacteria whose capsules are made of polypeptides.
| Descriptor ID |
D016667
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A20.186
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| Concept/Terms |
Bacterial Capsules- Bacterial Capsules
- Capsules, Bacterial
- Bacterial Capsule
- Capsule, Bacterial
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bacterial Capsules" by people in Profiles.
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Ghimire S, McCarthy PC. Capture of Pb2+ and Cu2+ Metal Cations by Neisseria meningitidis-type Capsular Polysaccharides. Biomolecules. 2018 05 05; 8(2).
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Muindi KM, McCarthy PC, Wang T, Vionnet J, Battistel M, Jankowska E, Vann WF. Characterization of the meningococcal serogroup X capsule N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphotransferase. Glycobiology. 2014 Feb; 24(2):139-49.
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Kline KA, Schwartz DJ, Lewis WG, Hultgren SJ, Lewis AL. Immune activation and suppression by group B streptococcus in a murine model of urinary tract infection. Infect Immun. 2011 Sep; 79(9):3588-95.
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Peterson DC, Arakere G, Vionnet J, McCarthy PC, Vann WF. Characterization and acceptor preference of a soluble meningococcal group C polysialyltransferase. J Bacteriol. 2011 Apr; 193(7):1576-82.
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Metkar S, Awasthi S, Denamur E, Kim KS, Gangloff SC, Teichberg S, Haziot A, Silver J, Goyert SM. Role of CD14 in responses to clinical isolates of Escherichia coli: effects of K1 capsule expression. Infect Immun. 2007 Nov; 75(11):5415-24.
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Nesper J, Schild S, Lauriano CM, Kraiss A, Klose KE, Reidl J. Role of Vibrio cholerae O139 surface polysaccharides in intestinal colonization. Infect Immun. 2002 Nov; 70(11):5990-6.