title: Lactoferrin blocks the initial host cell attachment mechanism of Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC).
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Theresa.j.ochoa@uth.tmc.edu
authors.forename: Theresa J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Ochoa
authors.forename: Marita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noguera-Obenza
authors.forename: Thomas G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Cleary
mesh_terms: D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects*; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000382:microbiology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007781:Lactoferrin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; C087863:EaeB protein, E coli; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; C102051:EspA protein, E coli; C474481:EspD protein, E coli; D007781:Lactoferrin