Identification of the surface component of Streptococcus defectivus that mediates extracellular matrix adherence.

doi:10.1128/iai.61.12.4994-5000.1993

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Identification of the surface component of Streptococcus defectivus that mediates extracellular matrix adherence.

Infection and immunity - 1 Dec 1993

Tart R C, van de Rijn I

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Bacterial attachment to host tissue is considered to be a crucial primary step in pathogen infection. Previous studies have shown that Streptococcus defectivus adheres specifically to cell-secreted extracellular matrix (ECM). Though generally not exposed in vivo, this host tissue is exposed at en...

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Adhesins, Bacterial
Animals
Antigens, Bacterial
Bacterial Adhesion
Bacterial Proteins
Cells, Cultured
Cricetinae
Extracellular Matrix
In Vitro Techniques
Molecular Weight
Mutation
Streptococcus

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