The Highly Autoaggregative and Adhesive Phenotype of the Vaginal Lactobacillus plantarum Strain CMPG5300 Is Sortase Dependent

Lactobacilli are important for the maintenance of a healthy ecosystem in the human vagina. Various mechanisms are postulated but so far are poorly substantiated by molecular studies, such as mutant analysis. Bacterial autoaggregation is an interesting phenomenon that can promote adhesion to host cel...

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Main Authors: Malik, Shweta, Petrova, Mariya I., Claes, Ingmar J. J., Verhoeven, Tine L. A., Busschaert, Pieter, Vaneechoutte, Mario, Lievens, Bart, Lambrichts, Ivo, Siezen, Roland J., Balzarini, Jan, Vanderleyden, Jos, Lebeer, Sarah
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2013
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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3719525/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23709503
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00926-13
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