Bacteroides fragilis enterotoxin induces cytoskeletal changes and surface blebbing in HT-29 cells

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 113-119

  Donelli, Gianfranco ^a   Fabbri, Alessia ^a   Fiorentini, Carla ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CELL CULTURE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; CYTOSKELETON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0030045368     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.1.113-119.1996     Document Type: Article

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