Leptospira spp.: Novel insights into host–pathogen interactions

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 176, Issue , 2016, Pages 50-57

  Fernandes, Luis G ^a,b   Siqueira, Gabriela H ^a,b   Teixeira, Aline R F ^a,b   Silva, Lucas P ^a,b   Figueredo, Jupciana M ^a,b   Cosate, Maria R ^a   Vieira, Monica L ^a   Nascimento, Ana L T O ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Extracellular matrix; Leptospira; Plasma components

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BINDING PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT; FIBRINOGEN; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR; LEPTOSPIROSIS VACCINE; PLASMINOGEN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SCLEROPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG INHIBITION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBRINOLYSIS; GENE SEQUENCE; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; INNATE IMMUNITY; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMA; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; ANIMAL; IMMUNE EVASION; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; FIBRINOGEN; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNE EVASION; LEPTOSPIRA; PLASMINOGEN;

EID: 84968571678     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: 18732534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2015.12.004     Document Type: Article

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