Abstract
The LPS is the major component of the outer leaflet of the Gram-negative bacterial cell wall. In most cases the LPSs can be divided into three structural regions; (1) a strain specific polysaccharide known as the 0-chain which is attached to (2) an oligosaccharide known as the core, which, in turn is attached to (3) a lipid known as the lipid A which consists of a fatty acylated disaccharide. These general structural features also apply to the LPSs from Rhizobium bacteria.
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Carlson, R.W., Kannenberg, E.L., Forsberg, L.S., Xie, S. (1999). Rhizobium Etli (RE) Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) Structure. In: Martĺnez, E., Hernández, G. (eds) Highlights of Nitrogen Fixation Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4795-2_26
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