Glycomimicry

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Noun
  1. 1
    The modification of the oligosaccharides on the surface of bacteria in order to bypass the immune system uncountable

    "In other bacterial species glycosylated bacterial proteins serve multiple purposes including enhanced attachment in Chlamydia trachomatis [65 ], immunomodulation through glycomimicry in group A and group B streptococci, Neisseria meningitidis, and E."

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"In other bacterial species glycosylated bacterial proteins serve multiple purposes including enhanced attachment in Chlamydia trachomatis [65 ], immunomodulation through glycomimicry in group A and group B streptococci, Neisseria meningitidis, and E."

Etymology

From glyco- + mimicry.

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