... microorganisms depend, on the one hand, on the high density of the carbohydrate ligands on the microbialsurface, and on the other, on the degree of oligomerization of the collectin. Apart from ... on the nature of the glycosidic linkage between monosacchar-ide units, as the hydroxyl groups on the 2– and 3– or on the 3– and 4– position had to be available to dock into the CRD[82]. Further ... cells, and thereby, depending onwhether the phagocytes are able to kill the virus afterstimulated uptake, either enhance or diminish infection of the whole organism. Interestingly, the presence...