Surface anchoring of the Kingella kingae galactan is dependent on the lipopolysaccharide O-antigen
N. R. Montoya, E. A. Porsch, V. L. Munoz, A. Muszynski, J. Vlach, D. K. Hahn, P. Azadi, M. Sherman, H. Yang, C. E. Chandler, R. K. Ernst, J. W. St. Geme
This study identifies the mechanism by which Kingella kingae galactan is anchored to the bacterial surface via an interaction with an atypical lipopolysaccharide O-antigen.
bioRxiv · Jun 13, 2022Microbiology