Adherence and autoaggregation phenotypes of a Burkholderia cenocepacia cable pilus mutant

Cable pili are unique peritrichous adherence organelles expressed by certain strains of the opportunistic human pathogen Burkholderia cenocepacia. Cable pili have been proposed to facilitate binding to human epithelial cells and mucin, and may play a role in the ability of B. cenocepacia to colonise...

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Veröffentlicht in:	FEMS microbiology letters 2003-11, Vol.228 (2), p.287-297
Hauptverfasser:	Tomich, Mladen, Mohr, Christian D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Burkholderia cenocepacia Cell culture Cell interactions Disruption Epithelial cells Flow cytometry Microbiology Morphogenesis Mucin Opportunist infection Organelles Phenotypes Pili Pilin Respiratory tract
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