title: Cell surface components and adhesion in Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
abstract: Main primary approaches and new developments in the study of the molecular basis of the adhesive process of Corynebacterium diphtheriae are reviewed along with a discussion of the potential importance of hemagglutinins, exposed sugar residues, hydrophobins and trans-sialidase enzymes as adhesins of strains of the sucrose fermenting and non-fermenting biotypes.
authors: Disciplina de Microbiologia e Imunologia, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, UERJ, Av. 28 de Setembro 87, 3 degrees andar - fundos, Vila Isabel, CEP 20551-030, RJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. guaraldi@uerj.br
authors: A L
authors: AL
authors: Mattos-Guaraldi
authors: L C
authors: LC
authors: Duarte Formiga
authors: G A
authors: GA
authors: Pereira
mesh_terms: D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D003353:Corynebacterium diphtheriae / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology*; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000502:physiology; D006384:Hemagglutination; D006801:Humans; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid / Q000502:physiology; D009439:Neuraminidase / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D006023:Glycoproteins; D009439:Neuraminidase; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid