Effect of antigenic modulation and phase variation on adherence of Bordetella bronchiseptica to porcine nasal epithelial cells.
In parallel with bacterial density, Bordetella bronchiseptica phase-I, X-mode cells adhered well to porcine nasal epithelial cells, whereas C-mode cells and variant cells in phases II, III, and rough adhered feebly. Cell surface components lost, on transition from X to C mode or from phase I to degraded phases, may confer much of the organism's adherence ability.
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Hokkaido Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, Sapporo, Japan.
Isayama
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D000371:Agglutination; D000818:Animals; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology*; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D001884:Bordetella / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D004848:Epithelium / Q000382:microbiology; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000166:cytology / Q000382:microbiology*; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology*
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial