Figure 1. Structures of common bacterial glycans.
Exclusively bacterial monosaccharides are highlighted in color, with known species distribution in parentheses. Abbreviations: heptose = L-glycero-d-mannoheptose; KDO = 3-deoxy-d-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid; AAT = 2-acetamido-4-amino-2,4,6-trideoxyhexose; galf = galactofuranose; MurNAc = muramic acid; Pse = pseudaminic acid; FucNAc = N-acetylfucosamine; Leg = legionaminic acid; Bac = bacillosamine.