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Role of Adhesin Release for Mucosal Colonization by a Bacterial Pathogen

Pathogen attachment is a crucial early step in mucosal infections. This step is mediated by important virulence factors called adhesins. To exert these functions, adhesins are typically surface-exposed, although, surprisingly, some are also released into the extracellular milieu, the relevance of wh...

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Autores principales: Coutte, Loïc, Alonso, Sylvie, Reveneau, Nathalie, Willery, Eve, Quatannens, Brigitte, Locht, Camille, Jacob-Dubuisson, Françoise
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2193847/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12629063
http://dx.doi.org/10.1084/jem.20021153