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The basal structure of C. jejuni LOS. The LOS of C. jejuni consists of Lipid A, phostoethanolamine (PEA), 3-Deoxy-d-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid or keto-deoxyoctulosonate (Kdo), Heptose (Hep), glucose (Glu), galactose (Gal), N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc), and N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac) and in sialylated form mimics a range of gangliosides (e.g., GM1). The characteristic O-antigen of LPS from Gram-negative bacteria is missing.
