Identification of Bartonella Trw host-specific receptor on erythrocytes.

Each Bartonella species appears to be highly adapted to one or a limited number of reservoir hosts, in which it establishes long-lasting intraerythrocytic bacteremia as the hallmark of infection. Recently, we identified Trw as the bacterial system involved in recognition of erythrocytes according to...

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Main Authors: Hon Kuan Deng, Danielle Le Rhun, Evelyne Le Naour, Sarah Bonnet, Muriel Vayssier-Taussat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3406051?pdf=render