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Host-specialized fibrinogen-binding by a bacterial surface protein promotes biofilm formation and innate immune evasion

Fibrinogen is an essential part of the blood coagulation cascade and a major component of the extracellular matrix in mammals. The interface between fibrinogen and bacterial pathogens is an important determinant of the outcome of infection. Here, we demonstrate that a canine host-restricted skin pat...

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Autores principales: Pickering, Amy C., Vitry, Pauline, Prystopiuk, Valeriia, Garcia, Brandon, Höök, Magnus, Schoenebeck, Jeffrey, Geoghegan, Joan A., Dufrêne, Yves F., Fitzgerald, J. Ross
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6602291/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31216354
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1007816