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Fibronectin-Binding Proteins of Staphylococcus aureus Are Involved in Adherence to Human Airway Epithelium
1 Feb 2002
Abstract excerpt
This study was designed to investigate the molecular mechanisms of Staphylococcus aureus adherence to human airway epithelium. Using a humanized bronchial xenograft model in the nude mouse and primary cultures of human airway epithelial cells (HAEC), we showed that S. aureus adhered mainly to undifferentiated HAEC whereas weak adherence (11- to 20-fold lower) to differentiated HAEC was observed (P < 0.01). A...
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