Lipopolysaccharide
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Lipopolysaccharide, now more commonly known as endotoxin, is a collective term for components of the outermost membrane of the cell envelope of Gram-negative bacteria, such as E. coli and Salmonella w
Toll-like receptors of the innate immune system recognize LPS and trigger an immune response.
Gram-negative bacteria
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Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that, unlike gram-positive bacteria, do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. Their defining characteri
Microscopic image of gram-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria (pink-red rods)