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Membrane linkage of a Streptococcus pneumoniae Wzy capsular polysaccharide occurs through an acylglycerol
This paper shows that Streptococcus pneumoniae links its capsular polysaccharide to an acylglycerol in the membrane, not just undecaprenyl-phosphate, and this process is essential for capsule synthesis.
DOI 10.1101/2020.09.16.299636