Phosphorylcholine (ChoP) can be found in all life forms. Although this molecule was first
thought to be uncommon in bacteria, it is now appreciated that many bacteria express ChoP …

Many bacterial surface proteins and carbohydrates are modified with phosphorylcholine
(ChoP), which contributes to host mimicry and can also promote colonization and survival in …

All microorganisms dependent on persistence in a host for survival rely on either hiding from
or modulating host responses to infection. The small molecule phosphorylcholine, or choline …

Among the non-carbohydrate components of glycans, the addition of phosphocholine
(ChoP) to the glycans of pathogens occurs more rarely than acetylation or methylation, but it …

Phosphorylcholine (ChoP) is an important virulence factor found on the surface of many
mucosal pathogens and its expression enhances bacterial colonization on mucous …

Phosphorylcholine (PC) is a structural component of a variety of prokaryotic and eukaryotic
pathogens. In some cases, PC in infectious agents can benefit the infected host due to its …

Accumulating evidence indicates that bacterial metabolism plays an important role in
virulence. Acetyl phosphate (AcP), the high-energy intermediate of the …

Histophilus somni (Haemophilus somnus) is an important pathogen of cattle that is
responsible for respiratory disease, septicemia, and systemic diseases such as thrombotic …

The human pathogen Haemophilus influenzae has the ability to quickly adapt to different
host environments through phase variation of multiple structures on its lipooligosaccharide …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa undergoes phase variation in the expression of the
phosphorylcholine (ChoP) epitope, a structure crucial for the virulence of several respiratory …