|
|
Type III Capsule |
| Victor ID |
4877 |
|
Gene Name |
Type III Capsule |
|
Sequence Strain (Species/Organism) |
Streptococcus agalactiae |
|
Gene Strand (Orientation) |
? |
|
Molecule Role |
Virulence factor |
|
Molecule Role Annotation |
MUTATION: a sialic-deficient type 3 capsular polysaccharide mutant was avirulent in in a neonatal rat model of GBS infection and was sensitive to killing by human leukocytes in vitro (Wessels et al., 1992). |
| References |
Wessels et al., 1992: Wessels MR, Haft RF, Heggen LM, Rubens CE. Identification of a genetic locus essential for capsule sialylation in type III group B streptococci. Infection and immunity. 1992; 60(2); 392-400. [PubMed: 1309720].
|
|
