The ancillary protein 1 of Streptococcus pyogenes FCT-1 pili mediates cell adhesion and biofilm formation through heterophilic as well as homophilic interactions

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1035-1047

  Becherelli, Marco ^a   Manetti, Andrea G O ^a   Buccato, Scilla ^a   Viciani, Elisa ^a   Ciucchi, Laura ^a   Mollica, Giulia ^a   Grandi, Guido ^a   Margarit, Imma ^a  

^a NOVARTIS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANCILLARY PROTEIN 1; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COLLAGEN; FIBRONECTIN; PROTEIN VARIANT; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; T ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BACTERIUM PILUS; BIOFILM; CELL ADHESION; CELL ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE DELETION; GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; LACTOBACILLUS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; MICE; SEQUENCE DELETION; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOCOCCUS; MUS; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 84857361851     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2012.07987.x     Document Type: Article

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