| Literature DB >> 9529107 |
Y Hirakata1, K Izumikawa, T Yamaguchi, S Igimi, N Furuya, S Maesaki, K Tomono, Y Yamada, S Kohno, K Yamaguchi, S Kamihira.
Abstract
Clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from blood adhered to and penetrated intestinal Caco-2 cell monolayers to a greater degree than did isolates from sputum, with a concomitant drastic decrease in transepithelial electrical resistance. PAO-PR1, an avirulent exotoxin A mutant of PAO1, did not cause a decrease in the resistance. The Caco-2 monolayer system may be useful for the evaluation of certain P. aeruginosa virulence factor activities.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9529107 PMCID: PMC108114
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441