Acinetobacter baumannii Gastrointestinal Colonization Is Facilitated by Secretory IgA Which Is Reductively Dissociated by Bacterial Thioredoxin A

Acinetobacter baumannii Gastrointestinal Colonization Is Facilitated by Secretory IgA Which Is Reductively Dissociated by Bacterial Thioredoxin A

Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii is among the most common causes of infectious complications associated with combat-related trauma in military personnel serving overseas. However, little is currently known about its pathogenesis. While the gastrointestinal (GI) tract has been found to be...

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Main Authors: Patrick M. Ketter, Jieh-Juen Yu, M. Neal Guentzel, Holly C. May, Rishein Gupta, Mark Eppinger, Karl E. Klose, J. Seshu, James P. Chambers, Andrew P. Cap, Bernard P. Arulanandam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018-07-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
Acinetobacter
bacterial virulence
gastrointestinal infection
SIgA
thioredoxin
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01298-18

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https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01298-18

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