A role of Burkholderia pseudomallei flagella as a virulent factor

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 102, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Chuaygud, Tippamas ^a   Tungpradabkul, Sumalee ^a   Sirisinha, Stitaya ^a   Chua, Kim Lee ^b   Utaisincharoen, Pongsak ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Burkholderia pseudomallei; Burkholderia thailandensis; Flagella; Flagellin; Internalization; Invasion

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN FLIC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; BURKHOLDERIA THAILANDENSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERNALIZATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CELL LINE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FLAGELLA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MACROPHAGES; MELIOIDOSIS; MICE; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; BURKHOLDERIA THAILANDENSIS;

EID: 58049172695     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(08)70031-2     Document Type: Article

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