The Vibrio cholerae colonization factor GbpA possesses a modular structure that governs binding to different host surfaces.

The Vibrio cholerae colonization factor GbpA possesses a modular structure that governs binding to different host surfaces.

Vibrio cholerae is a bacterial pathogen that colonizes the chitinous exoskeleton of zooplankton as well as the human gastrointestinal tract. Colonization of these different niches involves an N-acetylglucosamine binding protein (GbpA) that has been reported to mediate bacterial attachment to both ma...

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Main Authors: Edmond Wong, Gustav Vaaje-Kolstad, Avishek Ghosh, Ramon Hurtado-Guerrero, Peter V Konarev, Adel F M Ibrahim, Dmitri I Svergun, Vincent G H Eijsink, Nabendu S Chatterjee, Daan M F van Aalten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3257281?pdf=render

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