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MeSH Supplementary: polysaccharide intercellular adhesin
Unique ID: C113579
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C113579
Entry Term(s): PIA adhesin; poly-N-acetylglucosamine
Registry Numbers: 0
Heading Mapped to: *Polysaccharides, Bacterial
Frequency: 136
Note: important factor in colonization of medical devices by Staphyococcus epidermidis; consists of two polysaccharides, one of which consists of N-acetylated beta-1-6-linked 2-deoxy-2-aminoglucopyranosyl residues; the other polysaccharide is a phosphorylated, succinylated, and nonacetylated version of the first
Source: J Bacteriol 1996 Jan;178(1):175-83
Indexing Information: Bacterial Adhesion
Date of Entry: 1998/08/11
Revision Date: 2017/07/08

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