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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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| Formato: | Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2010
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| 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 |