"Bacterial Capsules" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An envelope of loose gel surrounding a bacterial cell which is associated with the virulence of pathogenic bacteria. Some capsules have a well-defined border, whereas others form a slime layer that trails off into the medium. Most capsules consist of relatively simple polysaccharides but there are some bacteria whose capsules are made of polypeptides.
| Descriptor ID |
D016667
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A20.186
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| Concept/Terms |
Bacterial Capsules- Bacterial Capsules
- Capsules, Bacterial
- Bacterial Capsule
- Capsule, Bacterial
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bacterial Capsules" by people in Profiles.
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Group B Streptococcus cpsE Is Required for Serotype V Capsule Production and Aids in Biofilm Formation and Ascending Infection of the Reproductive Tract during Pregnancy. ACS Infect Dis. 2021 09 10; 7(9):2686-2696.
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The immune response to pneumococcal polysaccharides 14 and 23F among elderly individuals consists predominantly of switched memory B cells. J Infect Dis. 2013 Jul; 208(1):101-8.
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IgG antibody to pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide in human immunodeficiency virus-infected subjects: persistence of antibody in responders, revaccination in nonresponders, and relationship of immunoglobulin allotype to response. J Infect Dis. 1996 Jun; 173(6):1347-53.
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Update on childhood immunizations. Ann Pharmacother. 1994 May; 28(5):633-42.
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Host and bacterial factors associated with Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in Minnesota children vaccinated with type b polysaccharide vaccine. J Infect Dis. 1989 May; 159(5):908-16.
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Genes associated with the G2m(23) immunoglobulin allotype regulate the IgG subclass responses to Haemophilus influenzae type b polysaccharide vaccine. J Infect Dis. 1988 Jun; 157(6):1142-9.
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Antibody responses of black children to Haemophilus influenzae type b polysaccharide-Neisseria meningitidis outer-membrane protein conjugate vaccine in relation to the Km(1) allotype. J Infect Dis. 1988 Jun; 157(6):1242-5.
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Antibody responses to Haemophilus influenzae type b polysaccharide vaccine in relation to Km(1) and G2m(23) immunoglobulin allotypes. J Infect Dis. 1986 Aug; 154(2):257-64.