Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) of Gram negative bacteria are one of the most potent stimulators
of the host innate immune system and LPS recognition is essential for the host organism to …

To the major virulence factors of Gram-negative bacteria belong the lipopolysaccharides
(endotoxins), which are very well characterized for their immunological, pharmacological …

Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, is able to suppress production of
inflammatory cytokines IL-18 and IL-1β, which are generated through caspase-1-activating …

At mammalian body temperature, the plague bacillus Yersinia pestis synthesizes
lipopolysaccharide (LPS)–lipid A with poor Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)–stimulating activity …

In the Enterobacteriaceae, the outer membrane is primarily comprised of
lipopolysaccharides. The lipopolysaccharide molecule is important in mediating interactions …

Gram-negative bacteria possess an asymmetric lipid bilayer surrounding the cell wall, the
outer membrane (OM). The OM inner leaflet is primarily composed of various …

Bacterial enteric infections are often associated with diarrhoea or vomiting, which are clinical
presentations commonly referred to as gastroenteritis. However, some enteric pathogens …

The focus of this review is the application of mass spectrometry to the structural
characterization of bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPSs), also referred to as “endotoxins,” …

The omptin family of Gram-negative bacterial transmembrane aspartic proteases comprises
surface proteins with a highly conserved β-barrel fold but differing biological functions. The …

ABSTRACT φA1122 is a T7-related bacteriophage infecting most isolates of Yersinia pestis,
the etiologic agent of plague, and used by the CDC in the identification of Y. pestis. φA1122 …