Bordetella pertussis is a gram-negative bacterium that is the causative agent of whooping cough, a highly contagious disease that can be fatal in very young children. The[...]

Bacteria play a major role in our health and wellbeing. The microbe-host interaction is often mediated by sugar polymers at the cell surface. An incredibly diverse amount[...]

Capsular Polysaccharide A (CPSA) is a polymer of a tetrasaccharide unit found on the surface of the symbiotic gut bacteria Bacteroides fragilis. It has been suggested tha[...]