Expression of the Gene for Autotransporter AutB of Neisseria meningitidis Affects Biofilm Formation and Epithelial Transmigration

Neisseria meningitidis is a Gram-negative bacterium that resides as a commensal in the upper respiratory tract of humans, but occasionally, it invades the host and causes sepsis and/or meningitis. The bacterium can produce eight autotransporters, seven of which have been studied to some detail. The...

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Autores principales: Arenas, Jesús, Paganelli, Fernanda L., Rodríguez-Castaño, Patricia, Cano-Crespo, Sara, van der Ende, Arie, van Putten, Jos P. M., Tommassen, Jan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
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Microbiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5118866/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27921012
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2016.00162

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