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MeSH Supplementary: capsular polysaccharide K1
Unique ID: C036962
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C036962
Entry Term(s): E coli polysaccharide K1; K-1 polysaccharide, bacteria; K1 antigen, bacteria; K1 polysaccharide, bacteria; capsular polysaccharide K1, bacteria; polysaccharide K1, E coli
Registry Number: 0
Previous Indexing: *ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL (1983-2008); *BACTERIAL CAPSULES (1983-2015); *POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL (1983-2008)
Heading Mapped to: *Antigens, Bacterial; *Polysaccharides, Bacterial
Frequency: 116
Note: strains of E coli that contain above cpd are leading cause of meningitis in neonates & comprise 20-30% of bacteremic E coli isolates in adults; an alpha(2-8)-N-acetylneuraminic acid polymer; see also neural cell surface antigen BSP-2 and meningococcal group B polysaccharide
Source: J Infect Dis 1983;147(1):68
Indexing Information: Bacterial Capsules
Date of Entry: 1983/02/16
Revision Date: 2015/04/13

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