Multiple adhesin proteins on the cell surface of Streptococcus gordonii are involved in adhesion to human fibronectin

Adhesion of bacterial cells to fibronectin (FN) is thought to be a pivotal step in the pathogenesis of invasive infectious diseases. Viridans group streptococci such as Streptococcus gordonii are considered commensal members of the oral microflora, but are important pathogens in infective endocardit...

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Autores principales: Jakubovics, Nicholas S., Brittan, Jane L., Dutton, Lindsay C., Jenkinson, Howard F.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Microbiology Society 2009
Materias:
Microbial Pathogenicity
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2885655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19661180
http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.032078-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2885655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19661180
http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.032078-0

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