Catching bacteria with sugar

Chem Biol. 2004 Dec;11(12):1602-4. doi: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2004.11.017.

Abstract

In this issue of Chemistry & Biology, Disney and Seeberger exploit bacterial targeting of host cell surface sugars during pathogenesis to create a simple diagnostic carbohydrate microarray for the detection of bacteria in complex biological mixtures [1].

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bacteria / chemistry*
  • Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Biomarkers / analysis*
  • Carbohydrates / analysis*
  • Cell Adhesion / physiology
  • Ligands
  • Microarray Analysis / methods*
  • Monosaccharides / analysis

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Carbohydrates
  • Ligands
  • Monosaccharides