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Aggregative adherence of uropathogenic<i>Proteus mirabilis</i>to cultured epithelial cells
22 Aug 2007
Abstract excerpt
Proteus mirabilis is an important cause of urinary tract infection (UTI) in patients with complicated urinary tracts. Thirty-five strains of P. mirabilis isolated from UTI were examined for the adherence capacity to epithelial cells. All isolates displayed the aggregative adherence (AA) to HEp-2 cells, a phenotype similarly presented in LLC-MK(2) cells. Biofilm formation on polystyrene was also observed in all...
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