Neisseria gonorrhoeae Metalloprotease NGO1686 Is Required for Full Piliation, and Piliation Is Required for Resistance to H(2)O(2)- and Neutrophil-Mediated Killing

The sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea is caused exclusively by the human-specific pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Type IV pili are an essential virulence factor uniformly expressed on clinical gonococcal isolates and are required for several aspects of gonococcal pathogenesis, including adher...

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Autores principales: Stohl, Elizabeth A., Dale, Erin M., Criss, Alison K., Seifert, H. Steven
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society of Microbiology 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3735123/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23839218
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00399-13

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3735123/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23839218
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00399-13

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