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Type 5 capsular polysaccharide (CP5) |
| Victor ID |
4880 |
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Gene Name |
Type 5 capsular polysaccharide (CP5) |
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Sequence Strain (Species/Organism) |
Staphylococcus aureus |
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Gene Strand (Orientation) |
? |
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Molecule Role |
Virulence factor |
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Molecule Role Annotation |
MUTATION: Wild type S. aureus with a CP5 capsule were more virulent in mice than CP5 mutants (Thakker et al., 1998). |
| References |
Thakker et al., 1998: Thakker M, Park JS, Carey V, Lee JC. Staphylococcus aureus serotype 5 capsular polysaccharide is antiphagocytic and enhances bacterial virulence in a murine bacteremia model. Infection and immunity. 1998; 66(11); 5183-5189. [PubMed: 9784520].
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