capsular polysaccharide K1

Preferred Label : capsular polysaccharide K1;

MeSH note : strains of E coli that contain above cpd are leading cause of meningitis in neonates & comprise 20-30% of bacteremic E coli isolates in adults; an alpha(2-8)-N-acetylneuraminic acid polymer; see also neural cell surface antigen BSP-2 and meningococcal group B polysaccharide;

CISMeF synonym : polysaccharide K1, E coli;

MeSH synonym : K1 antigen, bacteria; K-1 polysaccharide, bacteria; K1 polysaccharide, bacteria; capsular polysaccharide K1, bacteria;

MeSH hyponym : E coli polysaccharide K1;

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

C036962;

UMLS CUI

C1429298;

MeSH indexing information
- bacterial capsules [MeSH Descriptor]
MeSH term(s) associated for indexing
- antigens, bacterial [MeSH Descriptor]
- bacterial capsules [MeSH Descriptor]
- polysaccharides, bacterial [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- capsular polysaccharide K1 [MeSH concept]
- polysaccharide K1, E coli [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Immunologic Factor [UMLS semantic type]
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]

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