Adhesion of Lactobacillus iners AB-1 to human fibronectin: A key mediator for persistence in the vagina?

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 791-796

  McMillan, Amy ^a,b   MacKlaim, Jean M ^a,b   Burton, Jeremy P ^b   Reid, Gregor ^a,b  

^a LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

bacterial vaginosis; fibronectin; Lactobacillus iners

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BINDING AFFINITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS INERS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VAGINA;

BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS; FIBRONECTIN; LACTOBACILLUS INERS;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL ADHESION; FEMALE; FIBRONECTINS; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84878888517     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719112466306     Document Type: Article

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