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specific adhesin. To
effectively achieve adherence to host surfaces, many
bacteria produce multiple adherence factors called adhesins.
Bacterial adhesins provide...
- In
molecular biology,
trimeric autotransporter adhesins (TAAs), are
proteins found on the
outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria.
Bacteria use TAAs in...
- Look up
adhesin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Adhesins are
proteins on the
surface of
living cells that
allow the
organism to
colonize various surfaces...
- humans. Hwp1 is a
fungal adhesin belonging to the
opportunistic dimorphic fungus Candida albicans. Hwp1 is
unique among fungal adhesins discovered to date in...
- The
filamentous haemagglutinin adhesin (FHA) is a large,
filamentous protein that
serves as a
dominant attachment factor for
adherence to host ciliated...
-
membrane proteins as
virulence factors called adhesins are produced. BabA (blood
group antigen binding adhesin) is most
important during initial colonization...
-
Sporothrix schenckii, a
fungus that can be
found worldwide in the environment, is
named for
medical student Benjamin Schenck, who in 1896 was the first...
- H.
influenzae employ a
variety of
attachment techniques, such as pili,
adhesins, or Hia and Hap proteins.
Though the
bacteria possess pili, they are not...
- host cell by
sticking to the host cell
using trimeric autotransporter adhesins.
Moraxella catarrhalis is a
human pathogen with an
affinity for the human...
- this
interaction with
epithelial cells is
mediated by a
series of
protein adhesins..
These include filamentous haemaglutinin, pertactin, fimbriae, and pertussis...
