FEMS Microbiology Letters · 1984 · 32 citations · 14 references
Life SciencesInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyCell AdhesionGlycobiologyHost-pathogen InteractionsAdhesion MoleculesCell-cell AdhesionGastrointestinal ImmunologyIntestinal Barrier FunctionPathogen AdhesionAdhesion To Intestinal CellsAdhesion To Intestinal MucosaCell Adhesion Receptor BindingHost Cell Receptor BindingLectin-mediated AttachmentMicrobial Adhesion InhibitionMicrobial Adhesion To MucosaMucosal Adhesion
14 strains of Campylobacter isolated from humans and birds were tested for adhesion on intestine cell line. All the strains showed quick adhesion which was inhibited by l-fucose (6-deoxy-l-galactopyranose), among the sugars and lectins used in the adhesion inhibition assay. Inhibition was a function of l-fucose concentration and was not complete, suggesting that beside l-fucose other receptors—or nonspecific interactions—may cooperate in the cell binding by Campylobacter.
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