Acinetobacter baumannii virulence determinants involved in biofilm growth and adherence to host epithelial cells

Virulence

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 367-368

  Zarrilli, Raffaele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abiotic surfaces; Acinetobacter baumannii; Biofilm growth; Epithelial cells adherence; Type I pilus

Indexed keywords

N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; EDITORIAL; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; ACINETOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; VIRULENCE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84962092553     PISSN: 21505594     EISSN: 21505608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2016.1150405     Document Type: Editorial

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