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The Respiratory Pathogen Moraxella catarrhalis Targets Collagen for Maximal Adherence to Host Tissues

Moraxella catarrhalis is a human respiratory pathogen that causes acute otitis media in children and is associated with exacerbations in patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The first step in M. catarrhalis colonization is adherence to the mucosa, epithelial cells, a...

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Autores principales: Singh, Birendra, Alvarado-Kristensson, Maria, Johansson, Martin, Hallgren, Oskar, Westergren-Thorsson, Gunilla, Mörgelin, Matthias, Riesbeck, Kristian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society of Microbiology 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4807357/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27006460
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00066-16