Polysaccharides are dominant features of most bacterial surfaces and are displayed in
different formats. Many bacteria produce abundant long-chain capsular polysaccharides …

Bacterial biofilms, which consist of three-dimensional extracellular polymeric substance
(EPS), not only function as signaling networks, provide nutritional support, and facilitate …

Carbohydrate esterases (CEs) catalyze the de-O or de-N-acylation by removing the ester
decorations from carbohydrates. CEs are currently classified in 15 families in the …

Biofilms are surface-attached communities of bacterial cells embedded in a self-produced
matrix that are found ubiquitously in nature. The biofilm matrix is composed of various …

Bacillus subtilis is intensively studied as a model organism for the development of bacterial
biofilms or pellicles. A key component is currently undefined exopolysaccharides produced …

The mold Aspergillus fumigatus causes invasive infection in immunocompromised patients.
Recently, galactosaminogalactan (GAG), an exopolysaccharide composed of galactose and …

The exopolysaccharide galactosaminogalactan (GAG) is an important virulence factor of the
fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. Deletion of a gene encoding a putative deacetylase …

Polysaccharides are essential biopolymers produced in all kingdoms of life. On the cell
surface, they represent versatile architectural components, forming protective capsules and …

Carbohydrate esterases family 4 (CE4 enzymes) includes chitin and peptidoglycan
deacetylases, acetylxylan esterases, and poly-N-acetylglucosamine deacetylases that act …

In bacteria functionally related genes comprising metabolic pathways and protein
complexes are frequently encoded in operons and are widely conserved across …