Consequences of reduction of Klebsiella pneumoniae capsule expression on interactions of this bacterium with epithelial cells

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 554-561

  Favre Bonte, Sabine ^a   Joly, Bernard ^a   Forestier, Christiane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA FRAGMENT; URONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL LINE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITHELIUM CELL; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0032934941     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.2.554-561.1999     Document Type: Article

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