Flagella promote Escherichia coli K1 association with and invasion of human brain microvascular endothelial cells

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2937-2945

  Parthasarathy, G ^a   Yao, Y ^a   Kim, K S ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTON TRANSPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K1; FLHDC GENE; FLIC GENE; FLII GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRAIN; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FLAGELLA; HUMANS;

EID: 34249903061     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.01543-06     Document Type: Article

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