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Effect of calcium on the interaction of Acinetobacter baumannii with human respiratory epithelial cells
26 Nov 2019
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BACKGROUND: Investigating the factors that influence Acinetobacter baumannii(Ab) adhesion/invasion of host cells is important to understand its pathogenicity. Metal cations have been shown to play an important role in regulating the biofilm formation and increasing the virulence of Ab; however, the effect of calcium on host-bacterial interaction has yet to be clarified. Here, the dynamic process of the...
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