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Antigenic variation of pilin regulates adhesion of Neisseria meningitidis to human epithelial cells.

Molecular microbiology - 1 May 1993

Nassif X, Lowy J, Stenberg P, O'Gaora P, Ganji A, So M

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Pili have been shown to play an essential role in the adhesion of Neisseria meningitidis to epithelial cells. However, among piliated strains, both inter- and intrastrain variability exist with respect to their degree of adhesion to epithelial cells in vitro (Virji et al., 1992). This suggests that factors other than the presence of pili per se are involved in this process. The N. meningitidis pilin subunit...

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PMID: 8332064
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1993.tb01615.x

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