ROLE OF O-ANTIGEN VARIATION IN THE IMMUNE-RESPONSE

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REEVES, P [1 ]
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[1] UNIV SYDNEY,DEPT MICROBIOL G08,SYDNEY,NSW 2006,AUSTRALIA
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10.1016/S0966-842X(00)88983-0
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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The O antigen is an extremely variable surface polysaccharide of Gram-negative bacteria. This variation is thought to allow the various clones of a species each to present a surface that offers a selective advantage in the niche occupied by that clone. The interactions between O antigen and the immune system are central to determining the selective advantage of each clone.
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