Immune response to type III group B streptococcal polysaccharide-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine. Structural properties of group B streptococcal type III polysaccharide conjugate vaccines that influence immunogenicity and efficacy. IL-2 mediates protection against abscess formation in an experimental model of sepsis. Effect of molecular size on the ability of zwitterionic polysaccharides to stimulate cellular immunity. Characterization of the linkage between the type III capsular polysaccharide and the bacterial cell wall of group B Streptococcus.
T cells activated by zwitterionic molecules prevent abscesses induced by pathogenic bacteria.
Structural basis of the abscess-modulating polysaccharide A2 from Bacteroides fragilis. Functional analysis in type Ia group B Streptococcus of a cluster of genes involved in extracellular polysaccharide production by diverse species of streptococci.