Traversal of a polarized epithelium by pathogenic Neisseriae: Facilitation by type IV pili and maintenance of epithelial barrier function

Molecular Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 745-754

  Merz, Alexey J ^a,b   Rifenbery, Dean B ^a   Arvidson, Cindy Grove ^a   So, Magdalene ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM PILUS; CELL ADHESION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONOLAYER CULTURE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030463757     PISSN: 10761551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03401658     Document Type: Article

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