Adhesin
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| - | '''Adhesins''' (Adh) are surface components of bacteria which facillitate adhesion to surfaces or other cells. Adh are specific surface recognition protein and are regarded as virulence factors. | + | '''Adhesins''' (Adh) are surface components of bacteria which facillitate adhesion to surfaces or other cells. Adh are specific surface recognition protein and are regarded as virulence factors.<ref>PMID:11043979</ref> |
== Disease == | == Disease == | ||
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3D Structures of adhesin
Updated on 03-December-2015
References
- ↑ Klemm P, Schembri MA. Bacterial adhesins: function and structure. Int J Med Microbiol. 2000 Mar;290(1):27-35. PMID:11043979 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1438-4221(00)80102-2
