Type III methyltransferase M.NgoAX from Neisseria gonorrhoeae FA1090 regulates biofilm formation and human cell invasion

Type III methyltransferase M.NgoAX from Neisseria gonorrhoeae FA1090 regulates biofilm formation and human cell invasion

Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the etiological factor of the sexually transmitted gonorrhea disease that may lead, under specific conditions, to systemic infections. The gonococcal genome encodes many Restriction Modification (RM) systems, which main biological role is to defend the pathogen from potentia...

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Main Authors: Agnieszka eKwiatek, Agnieszka eMrozek, Pawel eBacal, Andrzej ePiekarowicz, Monika Julita Adamczyk-Poplawska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Biofilm
Phase Variation
Restriction Modification
NgoAX
Adhesion and invasion of epithelial cells
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01426/full

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