BARTONELLA-HENSELAE AND BARTONELLA-QUINTANA ADHERENCE TO AND ENTRY INTO CULTURED HUMAN EPITHELIAL-CELLS

Authors
BATTERMAN HJ PEEK JA LOUTIT JS FALKOW S TOMPKINS LS
Citation
Hj. Batterman et al., BARTONELLA-HENSELAE AND BARTONELLA-QUINTANA ADHERENCE TO AND ENTRY INTO CULTURED HUMAN EPITHELIAL-CELLS, Infection and immunity, 63(11), 1995, pp. 4553-4556
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Immunology,"Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Infection and immunity → ACNP
ISSN journal
00199567
Volume
63
Issue
11
Year of publication
1995
Pages
4553 - 4556
Database
ISI
SICI code
0019-9567(1995)63:11<4553:BABATA>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Bartonella henselae expresses pill phenotypically similar to type 4 pi li. B. henselae pilus expression undergoes phase variation with multip le passages. Low-passage-number, piliated B. henselae adhered to and i nvaded HEp-2 cells to a greater extent than did multiply passaged B. h enselae with reduced pilus expression. Pill may be a pathogenic determ inant for Bartonella species.