Adherence of Group B Streptococci to human rectal and vaginal epithelial cell lines in relation to capsular polysaccharides as well as alpha-like protein genes - Pilot study

Polish Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 85-90

  Bodaszewska Lubas, Malgorzata ^a   Brzychczy Wloch, Monika ^a   Adamski, Pawel ^b   Gosiewski, Tomasz ^a   Strus, Magdalena ^a   Heczko, Piotr B ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF NATURE CONSERVATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adherence; Alpha like protein genes; Capsular polysaccharides (CPS); Cell lines; Group B Streptococci (GBS)

Indexed keywords

ALP 2 PROTEIN; ALP 3 PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BCA PROTEIN; EPSILON PROTEIN; POLYSACCHARIDE; RIB PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL ADHESION; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 84875440862     PISSN: 17331331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33073/pjm-2013-012     Document Type: Article

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