Endotoxins are part of the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria and trigger immune reactions in human.
Detailed description
Chemically, endotoxins are lipopolysaccharides – molecules consisting of a lipid and a polysaccharide. They are released from dying bacteria and stimulate several innate immune reactions.
DZIF scientists at the University of Tübingen have now uncovered a major cause of blood poisoning by staphylococci infections. The results of their study have been published in the latest issue of
