The cell surface protein MUL_3720 confers binding of the skin pathogen Mycobacterium ulcerans to sulfated glycans and keratin.

• Hlavní autoři: Christopher J Day (Autor), Katharina Röltgen (Autor), Gerd Pluschke (Autor), Michael P Jennings (Autor)
• Médium: Kniha
• Vydáno: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Témata: article
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Mycobacterium ulcerans is the causative agent of the chronic, necrotizing skin disease Buruli ulcer. Modes of transmission and molecular mechanisms involved in the establishment of M. ulcerans infections are poorly understood. Interactions with host glycans are often crucial in bacterial pathogenesi...