Characterization of the adherence of Clostridium difficile spores: The integrity of the outermost layer affects adherence properties of spores of the epidemic strain R20291 to components of the intestinal mucosa

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue SEP, 2016, Pages

  Mora Uribe, Paola ^a   Miranda Cárdenas, Camila ^a   Castro Córdova, Pablo ^a   Gil, Fernando ^a   Calderón, Iván ^a   Fuentes, Juan A ^a   Rodas, Paula I ^a   Banawas, Saeed ^b,c   Sarker, Mahfuzur R ^b   Paredes Sabja, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MAJMAAH UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

BclA; C. difficile spores; CdeC; Exosporium; Spore adherence

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN; MUCIN; VITRONECTIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL VIABILITY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTESTINE MUCOSA; NONHUMAN; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; CACO-2 CELL LINE; CELL WALL; DISEASE MODEL; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROVILLUS; MOUSE; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CACO-2 CELLS; CELL WALL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FIBRONECTINS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROVILLI; MUCINS; SPORES, BACTERIAL; VITRONECTIN;

EID: 84991810801     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22352988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2016.00099     Document Type: Article

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