Host and tissue specificity of Trichomonas vaginalis is not mediated by its known adhesion proteins

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 4358-4360

  Addis, Maria Filippa ^a   Rappelli, Paola ^a   Fiori, Pier Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; HELA CELL; HOST CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINA EPITHELIUM; VERO CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MYCOPLASMA; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VERO CELLS;

EID: 0033931954     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.7.4358-4360.2000     Document Type: Article

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