The Acinetobacter baumannii biofilm-associated protein plays a role in adherence to human epithelial cells

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 228-233

  Brossard, Kari A ^a,b   Campagnari, Anthony A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BIOFILM ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYSTYRENE; TITANIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ADHESIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BIOFILM; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CELL ADHESION; CELL LINE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUKARYOTIC CELL; HOST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROPHOBICITY; KERATINOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL CULTURE; EPITHELIUM CELL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CELLS, CULTURED; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; KERATINOCYTES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

EID: 84857094658     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.05913-11     Document Type: Article

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