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Recognition of mucin by the adhesin-flagellar system of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Oct 1996
Ramphal R, Arora S K, Ritchings B W
Abstract excerpt
Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonizes the mucus of patients with chronic lung diseases by a specific mechanism involving an adhesin-receptor system. Several adhesins have been implicated in the adhesion of P. aeruginosa to cells, but the identity of the principal adhesin(s) involved in adhesion to mucin is unknown. Mutagenesis studies have indicated that P. aeruginosa adhesion is under the control of the rpoN gene,...
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