BgaA acts as an adhesin to mediate attachment of some pneumococcal strains to human epithelial cells

Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization of the respiratory tract is an essential precursor for pneumococcal disease. To colonize efficiently, bacteria must adhere to the epithelial-cell surface. S. pneumoniae possesses surface-associated exoglycosidases that are capable of sequentially deglycosylating...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Limoli, Dominique H., Sladek, Julie A., Fuller, Lindsey A., Singh, Anirudh K., King, Samantha J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Society for General Microbiology 2011
Materias:
Microbial Pathogenicity
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3167885/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21602213
http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.045609-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3167885/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21602213
http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.045609-0

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