Identification of Pneumococcal Surface Protein A as a Lactoferrin-Binding Protein of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Lactoferrin (Lf), an iron-sequestering glycoprotein, predominates in mucosal secretions, where the level of free extracellular iron (10(−18) M) is not sufficient for bacterial growth. This represents a mechanism of resistance to bacterial infections by prevention of colonization of the host by patho...

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Main Authors: Hammerschmidt, Sven, Bethe, Gesina, H. Remane, Petra, Chhatwal, Gursharan S.
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: American Society for Microbiology 1999
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Bacterial Infections
Online adgang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC96514/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10085004
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