Description of a Novel Adhesin of Mycobacterium avium Subsp. paratuberculosis

The binding and ingestion of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) by host cells are fibronectin (FN) dependent. In several species of mycobacteria, a specific family of proteins allows the attachment and internalization of these bacteria by epithelial cells through interaction with FN....

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Main Authors: Mariana Noelia Viale, Gabriela Echeverria-Valencia, Pablo Romasanta, María Laura Mon, Marisa Fernandez, Emilio Malchiodi, María Isabel Romano, Andrea Karina Gioffré, María de la Paz Santangelo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/729618

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