The capsule plays an important role in Escherichia coli K1 interactions with Acanthamoeba

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 37, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 417-423

  Jung, Suk Yul ^a   Matin, Abdul ^a   Kim, Kwang Sik ^b   Khan, Naveed Ahmed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Adhesion; Encystment; Escherichia coli; K1 capsule

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BACTERIUM; ENCYSTMENT; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MORPHOLOGY; PROTOZOAN; SURVIVAL;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; WILD TYPE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; SYMBIOSIS; VIRULENCE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33846841953     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2006.10.012     Document Type: Article

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