Neisseria gonorrhoeae infects the human endocervix by activating non-muscle myosin II-mediated epithelial exfoliation

Colonization and disruption of the epithelium is a major infection mechanism of mucosal pathogens. The epithelium counteracts infection by exfoliating damaged cells while maintaining the mucosal barrier function. The sexually transmitted bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) infects the female reprod...

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Autores principales: Wang, Liang-Chun, Yu, Qian, Edwards, Vonetta, Lin, Brian, Qiu, Jessica, Turner, Jerrold R., Stein, Daniel C., Song, Wenxia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5391109/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28406994
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006269

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5391109/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28406994
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006269

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