Analysis of the role of the LH92_11085 gene of a biofilm hyper-producing Acinetobacter baumannii strain on biofilm formation and attachment to eukaryotic cells

Virulence

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 443-455

  Álvarez Fraga, Laura ^a   Pérez, Astrid ^a,b,c   Rumbo Feal, Soraya ^a   Merino, María ^a   Vallejo, Juan Andrés ^a   Ohneck, Emily J ^c   Edelmann, Richard E ^c   Beceiro, Alejandro ^a   Vázquez Ucha, Juan C ^a   Valle, Jaione ^d   Actis, Luis A ^b,c   Bou, Germán ^a   Poza, Margarita ^a  

^a HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO DE AGROBIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; Attachment; Biofilm; Pathogenicity; Pili; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUKARYOTIC CELL; FIMBRIA; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENOME; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM CELL; OPERON; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCREENING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WILD TYPE; A-549 CELL LINE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

A549 CELLS; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ALVEOLAR EPITHELIAL CELLS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84961198100     PISSN: 21505594     EISSN: 21505608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2016.1145335     Document Type: Article

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