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A Novel Fibronectin Binding Motif in MSCRAMMs Targets F3 Modules

BACKGROUND: BBK32 is a surface expressed lipoprotein and fibronectin (Fn)-binding microbial surface component recognizing adhesive matrix molecule (MSCRAMM) of Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease. Previous studies from our group showed that BBK32 is a virulence factor in experi...

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Autores principales: Prabhakaran, Sabitha, Liang, Xiaowen, Skare, Jonathan T., Potts, Jennifer R., Höök, Magnus
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2671840/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19404402
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005412