Glycan-Glycan Interaction Determines Shigella Tropism toward Human T Lymphocytes
Direct interactions between bacterial and host glycans have been recently reported to be involved in the binding of pathogenic bacteria to host cells. In the case of Shigella, the Gram-negative enteroinvasive bacterium responsible for acute rectocolitis, such interactions contribute to bacterial adh...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2018-02-01
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Series: | mBio |
Online Access: | http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/9/1/e02309-17 |