The Functional Amyloid Curli Protects Escherichia coli against Complement-Mediated Bactericidal Activity

Escherichia coli strains may be beneficial or pathogenic. Many E. coli strains that cause human disease, especially those responsible for bacteremia and sepsis, express virulence factors that impart resistance to the complement system. The bacterial amyloid curli functions in bacterial adherence and...

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Autores principales: Biesecker, Steven G., Nicastro, Lauren K., Wilson, R. Paul, Tükel, Çağla
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5871974/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29364839
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom8010005

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5871974/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29364839
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom8010005

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