Gonococcal cervicitis: A role for biofilm in pathogenesis

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 198, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1856-1861

  Steichen, Christopher T ^a   Shao, Jian Q ^a   Ketterer, Margaret R ^a   Apicella, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GONOCOCCAL CERVICITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVICITIS; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX EPITHELIUM; WILD TYPE;

BIOFILMS; CELLS, CULTURED; CERVIX UTERI; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

EID: 56749130918     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/593336     Document Type: Article

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