"Bacterial Capsules" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An envelope of loose gel surrounding a bacterial cell which is associated with the virulence of pathogenic bacteria. Some capsules have a well-defined border, whereas others form a slime layer that trails off into the medium. Most capsules consist of relatively simple polysaccharides but there are some bacteria whose capsules are made of polypeptides.
| Descriptor ID |
D016667
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A20.186
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| Concept/Terms |
Bacterial Capsules- Bacterial Capsules
- Capsules, Bacterial
- Bacterial Capsule
- Capsule, Bacterial
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bacterial Capsules" by people in Profiles.
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Determining Which of Several Simultaneously Administered Vaccines Increase Risk of an Adverse Event. Drug Saf. 2020 10; 43(10):1057-1065.
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Lot-to-lot consistency, safety and immunogenicity of 3 lots of Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine: results from a phase III randomized, multicenter study in infants. Vaccine. 2017 06 16; 35(28):3564-3574.
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Immunogenicity and safety of an inactivated hepatitis A vaccine when coadministered with Diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis and haemophilus influenzae type B vaccines in children 15 months of age. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2011 Sep; 30(9):e164-9.
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Efficacy of Haemophilus influenzae type b capsular polysaccharide vaccine. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1988 Mar; 7(3):149-56.