Characterization of the molecular interplay between Moraxella catarrhalis and human respiratory tract epithelial cells.

Moraxella catarrhalis is a mucosal pathogen that causes childhood otitis media and exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults. During the course of infection, M. catarrhalis needs to adhere to epithelial cells of different host niches such as the nasopharynx and lungs, and cons...

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Main Authors: Stefan P W de Vries, Marc J Eleveld, Peter W M Hermans, Hester J Bootsma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3735583?pdf=render