Expression of the Gene for Autotransporter AutB of Neisseria meningitidis Affects Biofilm Formation and Epithelial Transmigration

Expression of the Gene for Autotransporter AutB of Neisseria meningitidis Affects Biofilm Formation and Epithelial Transmigration

Neisseria meningitidis is a Gram-negative bacterium that resides as a commensal in the upper respiratory tract of humans, but occasionally, it invades the host and causes sepsis and/or meningitis. The bacterium can produce eight autotransporters, seven of which have been studied to some detail. The...

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Main Authors: Jesús Andrés Arenas, Fernanda L Paganelli, Patricia Rodríguez-Castaño, Sara Cano-Crespo, Arie van der Ende, Jos MP van Putten, Jan Tommassen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Biofilms
Haemophilus influenzae
Infection
Neisseria meningitidis
Pathogenesis
protein secretion
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2016.00162/full

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