The Bacteroides fragilis toxin fragilysin disrupts the paracellular barrier of epithelial cells

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1431-1439

  Obiso Jr , Richard J ^a   Azghani, Ali O ^b   Wilkins, Tracy D ^a  

^a Fralin Life Science Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CELL JUNCTION; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENTERITIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 1842289171     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.4.1431-1439.1997     Document Type: Article

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