Modeling fimbriae mediated parasite-host interactions

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 264, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1169-1176

  Chu, Dominique ^a   Barnes, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E. coli; Mathematical modeling; Type 1 fimbriae; Virulence

Indexed keywords

SIALIC ACID;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PATHOGEN; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; FIMBRIA; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DOWN-REGULATION; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; IMMUNITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; VIRULENCE;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA;

EID: 77952954426     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2010.03.037     Document Type: Article

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