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Genomic Organization of LPS-Specific Loci

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Pathogenicity Islands and the Evolution of Pathogenic Microbes

Part of the book series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology ((CT MICROBIOLOGY,volume 264/2))

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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) genes have many of the characteristics of PAIs but also differ in significant ways. Lipopolysaccharide differs from the products of most PAI genes in that it is an essential component of the cell, and mutants totally lacking LPS are not found.

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Reeves, P.P., Wang, L. (2002). Genomic Organization of LPS-Specific Loci. In: Hacker, J., Kaper, J.B. (eds) Pathogenicity Islands and the Evolution of Pathogenic Microbes. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, vol 264/2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56031-6_7

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