Mannose-binding Lectin-deficient Mice Are Susceptible to Infection with Staphylococcus aureus

Mannose-binding Lectin-deficient Mice Are Susceptible to Infection with Staphylococcus aureus

Gram-positive organisms like Staphylococcus aureus are a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Humoral response molecules together with phagocytes play a role in host responses to S. aureus. The mannose-binding lectin (MBL, also known as mannose-binding protein) is an oligomeric serum mo...

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Main Authors: Shi, Lei, Takahashi, Kazue, Dundee, Joseph, Shahroor-Karni, Sarit, Thiel, Steffen, Jensenius, Jens Christian, Gad, Faten, Hamblin, Michael R., Sastry, Kedarnath N., Ezekowitz, R. Alan B.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 2004
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2211809/

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