"Bacterial Capsules" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An envelope of loose gel surrounding a bacterial cell which is associated with the virulence of pathogenic bacteria. Some capsules have a well-defined border, whereas others form a slime layer that trails off into the medium. Most capsules consist of relatively simple polysaccharides but there are some bacteria whose capsules are made of polypeptides.
| Descriptor ID |
D016667
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A20.186
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| Concept/Terms |
Bacterial Capsules- Bacterial Capsules
- Capsules, Bacterial
- Bacterial Capsule
- Capsule, Bacterial
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bacterial Capsules" by people in Profiles.
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A Phase 2, Randomized, Control Trial of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) Type III Capsular Polysaccharide-tetanus Toxoid (GBS III-TT) Vaccine to Prevent Vaginal Colonization With GBS III. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 05 30; 68(12):2079-2086.
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Hypervirulent group A Streptococcus emergence in an acaspular background is associated with marked remodeling of the bacterial cell surface. PLoS One. 2018; 13(12):e0207897.
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Prevalence and Capsular Types of Group B Streptococci Colonizing Indian Women Living in the United States. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018 06; 37(6):e175-e177.
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Emergence of Multidrug-Resistant Pneumococcal Serotype 35B among Children in the United States. J Clin Microbiol. 2017 03; 55(3):724-734.
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Asymptomatic carriage of group A streptococcus is associated with elimination of capsule production. Infect Immun. 2014 Sep; 82(9):3958-67.
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Use and interpretation of diagnostic vaccination in primary immunodeficiency: a working group report of the Basic and Clinical Immunology Interest Section of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 Sep; 130(3 Suppl):S1-24.
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Pneumococcal disease caused by serotype 19A: review of the literature and implications for future vaccine development. Vaccine. 2010 Jun 11; 28(26):4249-59.
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Group B streptococcal conjugate vaccines elicit functional antibodies independent of strain O-acetylation. Vaccine. 2009 Jul 16; 27(33):4452-6.
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Group B streptococcus exploits lipid rafts and phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt signaling pathway to invade human endometrial cells. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Nov; 199(5):548.e1-9.
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Cell size correlates with phenotype and proliferative capacity in human corneal epithelial cells. Stem Cells. 2006 Feb; 24(2):368-75.