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Binding of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae to phosphatidylethanolamine.
Infection and immunity - 1 Aug 2003
Jeannotte Marie-Eve, Abul-Milh Maan, Dubreuil J Daniel, Jacques Mario
Abstract excerpt
The gram-negative bacterium Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae is the causative agent of porcine fibrinohemorrhagic necrotizing pleuropneumonia, a disease that causes important economic losses to the swine industry worldwide. In general, the initial step of bacterial colonization is attachment to host cells. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the binding of A. pleuropneumoniae serotype 1 to...
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