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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
Abstract excerpt
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 endothelial cell junctions and sites of tissue injury. In this report, we identify a ca. 200-kDa surface protein of S....
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