Aggregative adherent strains of Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum enter and survive within HEp-2 epithelial cells

Aggregative adherent strains of Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum enter and survive within HEp-2 epithelial cells

Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum is a well-known human pathogen that mainly causes respiratory disease and is associated with high mortality in compromised hosts. Little is known about the virulence factors and pathogenesis of C. pseudodiphtheriticum. In this study, cultured human epithelial (HE...

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Main Authors: Monica Cristina de Souza, Louisy Sanches dos Santos, Débora Leandro Rama Gomes, Priscila Soares Sabbadini, Cinta Silva dos Santos, Thereza Christina Ferreira Camello, Lídia Maria Buarque Oliveira Asad, Ana Claúdia de Paula Rosa, Prescilla Emy Nagao, Raphael Hirata Júnior, Ana Luiza de Mattos Guaraldi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2012-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
aggregative-like adherence pattern
Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum -HEp-2 cells
intracellular survival
persistence
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