Moraxella catarrhalis coaggregates with Streptococcus pyogenes and modulates interactions of S. pyogenes with human epithelial cells |
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| Authors: | Lafontaine Eric R Wall David Vanlerberg Serena L Donabedian Haig Sledjeski Darren D |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo 43614-5806, USA. |
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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. |
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