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Neisseria meningitidis Has Two Independent Modes of Recognizing Its Human Receptor CEACAM1

BACKGROUND: Several human-restricted Gram-negative bacteria exploit carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecules (CEACAMs) for host colonization. For example, Neisseria meningitidis engages these human receptors via outer membrane proteins of the colony opacity-associated (Opa) protein f...

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Autores principales: Kuespert, Katharina, Roth, Alexandra, Hauck, Christof R.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3029278/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21298042
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0014609