The Lectin Complement Pathway Is Involved in Protection Against Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Infection

Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) causes acute and persistent diarrhea worldwide. Still, the involvement of host factors in EAEC infections is unresolved. Binding of recognition molecules from the lectin pathway of complement to EAEC strains have been observed, but the importance is not know...

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Main Authors: Camilla Adler Sørensen, Anne Rosbjerg, Betina Hebbelstrup Jensen, Karen Angeliki Krogfelt, Peter Garred
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.01153/full