FimH and Anti-Adhesive Therapeutics: A Disarming Strategy Against Uropathogens

• Main Authors: Meysam Sarshar (Author), Payam Behzadi (Author), Cecilia Ambrosi (Author), Carlo Zagaglia (Author), Anna Teresa Palamara (Author), Daniela Scribano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chaperone-usher fimbrial adhesins are powerful weapons against the uropathogens that allow the establishment of urinary tract infections (UTIs). As the antibiotic therapeutic strategy has become less effective in the treatment of uropathogen-related UTIs, the anti-adhesive molecules active against f...