Adhesion of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli to host cells

Cellular Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 359-372

  Nougayrède, Jean Philippe ^a   Fernandes, Paula J ^a   Donnenberg, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; CELL RECEPTOR; INTIMIN;

BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM PILUS; CELL ADHESION; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOSKELETON; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAGELLUM; HOST CELL; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROVILLUS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SHORT SURVEY; TISSUE CULTURE;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL ADHESION; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELLS, CULTURED; ENTEROCYTES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0038339444     PISSN: 14625814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1462-5822.2003.00281.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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