Uropathogenic Escherichia coli modulates immune responses and its curli fimbriae interact with the antimicrobial peptide LL-37.

Bacterial growth in multicellular communities, or biofilms, offers many potential advantages over single-cell growth, including resistance to antimicrobial factors. Here we describe the interaction between the biofilm-promoting components curli fimbriae and cellulose of uropathogenic E. coli and the...

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Main Authors: Ylva Kai-Larsen, Petra Lüthje, Milan Chromek, Verena Peters, Xiaoda Wang, Asa Holm, Lavinia Kádas, Kjell-Olof Hedlund, Jan Johansson, Matthew R Chapman, Stefan H Jacobson, Ute Römling, Birgitta Agerberth, Annelie Brauner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-07-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20661475/pdf/?tool=EBI