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Molecular heterogeneity of EmaA, an oligomeric autotransporter adhesin of Aggregatibacter (Actinobacillus) actinomycetemcomitans.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Aug 2007
Tang Gaoyan, Ruiz Teresa, Barrantes-Reynolds Ramiro, Mintz Keith P
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Adhesion of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans to extracellular matrix proteins is mediated by antennae-like surface structures composed of EmaA oligomers. EmaA is an outer-membrane protein orthologous to the autotransporter YadA, a virulence determinant of Yersinia. emaA was present in the 27...
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