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Differential activation of inflammatory pathways in A549 type II pneumocytes by Streptococcus pneumoniae strains with different adherence properties

BACKGROUND: Adherence of Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria to lung cells is a first step in the progression from asymptomatic carriage to pneumonia. Adherence abilities vary widely among S. pneumoniae patient isolates. In this study, the binding properties of S. pneumoniae isolates and the effects o...

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Autores principales: Robson, Rachel L, Reed, Natalie A, Horvat, Rebecca T
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1481607/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16606470
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-6-71