Strain-specific differences in pili formation and the interaction of Corynebacterium diphtheriae with host cells

BACKGROUND: Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the causative agent of diphtheria, is well-investigated in respect to toxin production, while little is known about C. diphtheriae factors crucial for colonization of the host. In this study, we investigated strain-specific differences in adhesion, invasion a...

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Autores principales: Ott, Lisa, Höller, Martina, Rheinlaender, Johannes, Schäffer, Tilman E, Hensel, Michael, Burkovski, Andreas
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2965157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20942914
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-10-257

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2965157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20942914
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-10-257

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