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Integrins are α/β transmembrane receptors that mediate cell-matrix and cell-cell adhesion, comprised of multi-domain, massive ectodomains, single­pass, transmembrane domains, and short, floppy cytoplasmic domains. They link the extracellular matrix or counter-receptors on other …

The expression of polysaccharide capsules is common in bacteria and associated with virulence in some pathogenic strains. Strains of the Gram-negative bacterium Escherichia coli express a structurally diverse range of capsular polysaccharides. E. coli strains expressing group 2 …