O antigens

Tetra and penta saccharide repeat units of the cell walls of gram-negative bacteria. They are a component of lipopolysaccharide.

(18 Nov 1997)


Terms mentioned in text: units, cell walls, gram-negative, bacteria, component, lipopolysaccharide
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