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The cell surface protein MUL_3720 confers binding of the skin pathogen Mycobacterium ulcerans to sulfated glycans and keratin

Mycobacterium ulcerans is the causative agent of the chronic, necrotizing skin disease Buruli ulcer. Modes of transmission and molecular mechanisms involved in the establishment of M. ulcerans infections are poorly understood. Interactions with host glycans are often crucial in bacterial pathogenesi...

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Autores principales: Day, Christopher J., Röltgen, Katharina, Pluschke, Gerd, Jennings, Michael P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7906334/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33630844
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009136