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The structure and properties of alginate

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Pseudomonas Infection and Alginates

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Prokaryotes present to the external environment a cell surface that consists of a complex mixture of macromolecules, most of which are composed entirely or partly of sugar residues (Hammond et al., 1984; Shockman and Wicken, 1982). These molecules are of considerable importance for the survival of prokaryotes and perform a number of distinct functions. They provide antigenic determinants on the cell surface (see Chapter 7) and are involved in colonization events during the establishment of infections (see Chapter 6) and in cell—cell interactions associated with the body’s immune response to an infection (see Chapter 8).

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Gacesa, P., Russell, N.J. (1990). The structure and properties of alginate. In: Gacesa, P., Russell, N.J. (eds) Pseudomonas Infection and Alginates. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1836-8_3

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