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Bacterial Capsule Function

Bacterial Capsule Function is a biological function that consists in the capacity of a polysaccharide-based extracellular structure to mediate bacterial immune evasion, adhesion, and environmental persistence by forming a protective barrier around the cell envelope.

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Capsule Polysaccharide Mediates Bacterial Resistance to Antimicrobial Peptides

Miguel Campos, Miguel Vargas, Verónica Regueiro et al. · Infection and Immunity · 2004 · 510 citations · Full text

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Demonstration of a capsule plasmid in Bacillus anthracis

B D Green, L Battisti, T M Koehler et al. · Infection and Immunity · 1985 · 492 citations · Full text

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Illustration of Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Capsule during Adherence and Invasion of Epithelial Cells

Sven Hammerschmidt, Sonja Wolff, Andreas C. Hocke et al. · Infection and Immunity · 2005 · 434 citations · Full text

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The Capsular Polysaccharide of Bacteroides fragilis as a Virulence Factor: Comparison of the Pathogenic Potential of Encapsulated and Unencapsulated Strains

Andrew B. Onderdonk, D. L. Kasper, Ronald L. Cisneros et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 1977 · 325 citations

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Capsule and d-alanylated lipoteichoic acids protect Streptococcus pneumoniae against neutrophil extracellular traps

Florian Wartha, Barbara Albiger, Jenny Fernebro et al. · Cellular Microbiology · 2007 · 320 citations · Full text

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  1. AC
    Arturo Casadevall

    Albert Einstein College of Medicine, United States

    12 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. TR
    Thomas R. Kozel

    University of Nevada, Reno, United States

    9 publications · 816 citations

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  3. IS
    Ian S. Roberts

    University of Manchester, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 390 citations

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  4. JC
    Jean C. Lee

    Brigham and Women's Hospital, United States

    7 publications · 656 citations

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  5. CW
    Chris Whitfield

    University of Guelph, Canada

    7 publications · 529 citations

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Institutions

546

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    19 h-index

    56 publications

    5.3K citations

  2. Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, United States

    15 h-index

    44 publications

    3.8K citations

  3. Institut Pasteur

    Paris, France

    12 h-index

    37 publications

    2.6K citations

  4. Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    Bronx, United States

    11 h-index

    26 publications

    2K citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    11 h-index

    33 publications

    2.6K citations

  6. Tel Aviv University

    Tel Aviv, Israel

    8 h-index

    33 publications

    2.8K citations

  7. University of Guelph

    Guelph, Canada

    8 h-index

    22 publications

    1.6K citations

  8. Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics

    Freiburg, Germany

    7 h-index

    24 publications

    1.4K citations

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  1. Infection and Immunity

    IAI · 81 publications · 7.4K citations

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  2. Journal of Bacteriology

    JB · 38 publications · 2.7K citations

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  3. FEMS Microbiology Letters

    16 publications · 614 citations

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  4. Microbiology

    15 publications · 941 citations

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  5. PLoS ONE

    13 publications · 625 citations

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