Fap2 of Fusobacterium nucleatum Is a Galactose-Inhibitable Adhesin Involved in Coaggregation, Cell Adhesion, and Preterm Birth

Fusobacterium nucleatum is a common oral anaerobe involved in periodontitis that is known to translocate and cause intrauterine infections. In the oral environment, F. nucleatum adheres to a large diversity of species, facilitating their colonization and creating biological bridges that stabilize th...

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Published in:Infect Immun
Main Authors: Coppenhagen-Glazer, S., Sol, A., Abed, J., Naor, R., Zhang, X., Han, Y. W., Bachrach, G.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2015
Subjects:
Bacterial Infections
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4333458/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25561710
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.02838-14
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