Meanings
- uncountablebiochemistryAn inositol-fused monosaccharide associated with bacteria of the genus Bradyrhizobium
These bacteria display a unique LPS O-antigen composed of a new sugar, the bradyrhizose that is regarded as a key symbiotic factor due to its non-immunogenic character.
2016 February 6, “The LPS O -Antigen in Photosynthetic Bradyrhizobium Strains Is Dispensable for the Establishment of a Successful Symbiosis with Aeschynomene Legumes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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