Synthesis of a Spore Surface Pentasaccharide of Bacillus anthracis
β Scribed by Daniel B. Werz; Alexander Adibekian; Peter H. Seeberger
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 152 KB
- Volume
- 2007
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1434-193X
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## Abstract Spores of __Bacillus anthracis__, the causative agent of anthrax, are enclosed by an exosporium, which consists of a basal layer surrounded by a nap of hairβlike filaments. The major structural component of the filaments is called BclA, which comprises a central collagenβlike region (CL