| pubmed-article:15077073 | pubmed:abstractText | Staphylococcus aureus, the first or second most common pathogen isolated from patients, is capsulated; there are at least 12 capsular types, and types 5 and 8 comprise approximately 85% of blood. Types 5 and 8, composed of a trisaccharide repeat unit including a mannose uronic acid and 2 fucoses, are non-immunogenic. As protein conjugates, they induce opsonophagocytic antibodies that confer type-specific active and passive protection in mice. | lld:pubmed |
