The Acinetobacter baumannii 19606 OmpA protein plays a role in biofilm formation on abiotic surfaces and in the interaction of this pathogen with eukaryotic cells

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 3150-3160

  Gaddy, Jennifer A ^a   Tomaras, Andrew P ^a,b   Actis, Luis A ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN A;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; EUKARYOTIC CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; APOPTOSIS; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL LINE; ENZYME STABILITY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES;

EID: 67651235793     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00096-09     Document Type: Article

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