Article
Adherence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa elastase deficient mutant.
Microbiologica - 1 Apr 1990
Trancassini M, Ghezzi M C, Magni A, Nazzari C, Brenciaglia M I
Abstract excerpt
Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces several extracellular substances such as enzymes and toxins which seem to contribute to its pathogenicity. In particular, alkaline protease and elastase production seems to affect bacterial adherence. Aim of this study was to isolate an elastase deficient mutant of P. aeruginosa and to demonstrate a possible correlation between enzyme production and adherence to WEHI cells. Mutant...
Topics
- Bacterial Adhesion
- Cell Line
- Mutation
- Pancreatic Elastase
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Serine Endopeptidases