Role of bacterial surface structures on the interaction of Klebsiella pneumoniae with phagocytes.
Phagocytosis is a key process of the immune system. The human pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae is a well known example of a pathogen highly resistant to phagocytosis. A wealth of evidence demonstrates that the capsule polysaccharide (CPS) plays a crucial role in resistance to phagocytosis. The amoeba...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013
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