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. 1993 Nov;61(11):4933–4936. doi: 10.1128/iai.61.11.4933-4936.1993

Evidence that extracellular components function in adherence of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans to epithelial cells.

D H Meyer 1, P M Fives-Taylor 1
PMCID: PMC281260  PMID: 8406899

Abstract

Extracellular microvesicles and a highly proteinaceous polymer associated with a leukotoxin-producing strain, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans SUNY 75, were shown to increase adherence of other weakly adherent A. actinomycetemcomitans strains to KB epithelial cells.

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