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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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American Society of Microbiology
2013
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| 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 |