Virulent Burkholderia pseudomallei is more efficient than avirulent Burkholderia thailandensis in invasion of and adherence to cultured human epithelial cells

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 287-292

  Kespichayawattana, Wannapa ^a   Intachote, Pakamas ^a   Utaisincharoen, Pongsak ^b   Sirisinha, Stitaya ^b  

^a Laboratory of Immunology   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Adherence; Burkholderia pseudomallei; Burkholderia thailandensis; Human respiratory epithelium; Invasion; Plaque formation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL REPRODUCTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; BURKHOLDERIA THAILANDENSIS; CELL LINE; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CELL LINE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; VIRULENCE;

BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; BURKHOLDERIA THAILANDENSIS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 1642362209     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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