Heterologous expression of pathogen-specific genes ligA and ligB in the saprophyte Leptospira biflexa confers enhanced adhesion to cultured cells and fibronectin

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Figueira, Cláudio Pereira ^a   Croda, Julio ^a,f   Choy, Henry A ^b,c   Haake, David A ^b,c   Reis, Mitermayer G ^a   Ko, Albert I ^a,d   Picardeau, Mathieu ^e  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^f UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA GRANDE DOURADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FIBRONECTIN; LAMININ; LEPTOSPIRAL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE A PROTEIN; LEPTOSPIRAL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE B PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; LIGA M PROTEIN, LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LIGA-M PROTEIN, LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LIGB M PROTEIN, LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LIGB-M PROTEIN, LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA BIFLEXA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SAPROTROPH; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL LINE; DOG; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PLASMID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA BIFLEXA; LEPTOSPIRA BIFLEXA SEROVAR PATOC; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LIGA;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL ADHESION; CELL LINE; DOGS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FIBRONECTINS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VECTORS; LEPTOSPIRA; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 79960280198     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-11-129     Document Type: Article

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