Moraxella catarrhalis Coaggregates with Streptococcus pyogenes and Modulates Interactions of S. pyogenes with Human Epithelial Cells
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- 1 November 2004
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Infection and Immunity
- Vol. 72 (11) , 6689-6693
- https://doi.org/10.1128/iai.72.11.6689-6693.2004
Abstract
The pathogens Streptococcus pyogenes and Moraxella catarrhalis colonize overlapping regions of the human nasopharynx. We have found that M. catarrhalis can dramatically increase S. pyogenes adherence to human epithelial cells and that species-specific coaggregation of these bacteria correlates with this enhanced adherence.Keywords
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