The C-terminal coiled-coil domain of Corynebacterium diphtheriae DIP0733 is crucial for interaction with epithelial cells and pathogenicity in invertebrate animal model systems

BACKGROUND: Corynebacterium diphtheriae is the etiologic agent of diphtheria and different systemic infections. The bacterium has been classically described as an extracellular pathogen. However, a number of studies revealed its ability to invade epithelial cells, indicating a more complex pathogen-...

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Autores principales: Weerasekera, Dulanthi, Stengel, Franziska, Sticht, Heinrich, de Mattos Guaraldi, Ana Luíza, Burkovski, Andreas, Azevedo Antunes, Camila
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6123952/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30180805
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-018-1247-z

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