Mycobacterial infections types

Unlabeled Uses Prophylaxis of Haemophilus influenzae type b infection treatment of atypical mycobacterial infection and serious infections caused by Staphybcoccus spe-... 

Clusters of arabinofuranosyl units at the nonreducing ends of the chains are esterified with mycolic acids (Section a,l).10 604 605 Mycobacteria also contain lipoarabinomannans that act as major antigens.603 606 Some mycobacterial species synthesize small glycopeptidolipids that may disrupt cell membranes of hosts.607 Mycobacteria don t produce toxins of usual types but cause slow, long-lasting infections. 

Shibata Y., Honda I., Justice J. P. et al. 2001. Thl adjuvant A-acetyl-D-glucosamine polymer up-regulates Thl immunity but down-regulates Th2 immunity against a mycobacterial protein (MPB-59) in interleukin-10-knockout and wild-type mice. Infect Immun 69 6123-6130. 

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