K antigen biosynthetic process
id: GO:0009248
name: K antigen biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a K antigen, a capsular polysaccharide antigen carried on the surface of bacterial capsules that masks somatic (O) antigens.
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0033692 | cellular polysaccharide biosynthetic process |
| GO:0046375 | K antigen metabolic process |
