Interaction of fibronectin and aggregation substance promotes adherence of Enterococcus faecalis to human colon

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 462-468

  Isenmann, R ^a   Schwarz, M ^a   Rozdzinski, E ^a   Christ, C ^a   Schmidt, E ^a   Augat, P ^a   Marre, R ^a   Beger, H G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggregation substance; Bacterial translocation; Colonic mucosa; Crohn's disease; Enterococcus faecalis; Fibronectin

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION SUBSTANCE; FIBRONECTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; COLON MUCOSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; COLON; CROHN DISEASE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FIBRONECTINS; HUMANS;

EID: 0036162059     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013763331708     Document Type: Article

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