Fig. 8: Elongation of O-Polysaccharide
Preventing the Insertion of MAC
into the Cell Wall of Gram-Negative Bacteria
Some gram-negative bacteria lengthen
the LPS O-polysaccharide preventing MAC from lysing the bacterium.
Illustration of Elongation of O-Polysaccharide Preventing the Insertion of MAC
into the Cell Wall of Gram-Negative Bacteria .jpg by Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology,
The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Last updated: August, 2019
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