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Binding of Haemophilus ducreyi to extracellular matrix proteins.
Infection and immunity - 1 May 1999
Bauer M E, Spinola S M
Abstract excerpt
We developed an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay-based assay to assess Haemophilus ducreyi binding to extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins. H. ducreyi 35000HP bound to fibronectin, laminin, and type I and III collagen but not to type IV, V, or VI collagen or elastin. Isogenic strains with mutations in ftpA or losB bound as well as the parent, suggesting that neither pili nor full-length lipooligosaccharide is...
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