Adhesion forces and mechanics in mannose-mediated acanthamoeba interactions.

The human pathogenic amoeba Acanthamoeba castellanii (A. castellanii) causes severe diseases, including acanthamoeba keratitis and encephalitis. Pathogenicity arises from the killing of target-cells by an extracellular killing mechanism, where the crucial first step is the formation of a close conta...

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Main Authors: Steven Huth, Julia F Reverey, Matthias Leippe, Christine Selhuber-Unkel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5417443?pdf=render