Moraxella catarrhalis coaggregates with Streptococcus pyogenes and modulates interactions of S. pyogenes with human epithelial cells.

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  • Eric R Lafontaine
  • David Wall
  • Serena L Vanlerberg
  • Haig Donabedian
  • Darren D Sledjeski
چکیده

The pathogens Streptococcus pyogenes and Moraxella catarrhalis colonize overlapping regions of the human nasopharynx. We have found that M. catarrhalis can dramatically increase S. pyogenes adherence to human epithelial cells and that species-specific coaggregation of these bacteria correlates with this enhanced adherence.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Infection and immunity

دوره 72 11  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2004