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Abstract

The structures of capsular polysaccharides (CPSs) produced by different strains have proven to be invaluable in confirming the role of specific genes in the synthesis of rare sugars through the correlation of genetic content at the CPS biosynthesis locus with sugars found in corresponding CPS structures. A module of four genes ( and ) was identified in the KL57 capsule biosynthesis gene cluster of isolate BAL_212 from Vietnam. These genes were predicted to direct the synthesis of 4-acetamido-4,6-dideoxy--glucose (-acetylviosamine, -Qui4NAc) and the K57 CPS was found to contain this monosaccharide. The K57 structure was determined and, in addition to -Qui4NAc, included three -acetylgalactosamine residues in the main chain, with a single glucose side branch. The KL57 gene cluster has not been found in any other genomes, but the module is present in the KL119 gene cluster that would likely produce a -Qui4NAc-containing CPS.

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