The biology of bacterial colonization and invasion of the respiratory mucosa

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1523-1530

  Wilson, R ^a   Dowling, R B ^a   Jackson, A D ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bacterial pathogenesis; Haemophilus influenzae; inflammation; mucociliary clearance; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BRONCHI; CILIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; LUNG; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; MUCUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0030037164     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09071523     Document Type: Review

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