Synergy between type 1 fimbriae expression and C3 opsonisation increases internalisation of E. coli by human tubular epithelial cells

BACKGROUND: Bacterial infection of the urinary tract is a common clinical problem with E. coli being the most common urinary pathogen. Bacterial uptake into epithelial cells is increasingly recognised as an important feature of infection. Bacterial virulence factors, especially fimbrial adhesins, ha...

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Autores principales: Li, Ke, Zhou, Wuding, Hong, Yuzhi, Sacks, Steven H, Sheerin, Neil S
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Research article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2670304/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19335887
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-9-64

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2670304/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19335887
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-9-64

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