Host-Adaptation of Francisella tularensis Alters the Bacterium's Surface-Carbohydrates to Hinder Effectors of Innate and Adaptive Immunity

BACKGROUND: The gram-negative bacterium Francisella tularensis survives in arthropods, fresh water amoeba, and mammals with both intracellular and extracellular phases and could reasonably be expected to express distinct phenotypes in these environments. The presence of a capsule on this bacterium h...

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Autores principales: Zarrella, Tiffany M., Singh, Anju, Bitsaktsis, Constantine, Rahman, Tabassum, Sahay, Bikash, Feustel, Paul J., Gosselin, Edmund J., Sellati, Timothy J., Hazlett, Karsten R. O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3142145/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21799828
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022335

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