Abstract
Moraxella catarrhalis is a human-restricted pathogen that is responsible for respiratory tract infections such as childhood otitis media (OM) and exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adults. Successful colonization and infection by M. catarrhalis depends on its ability to attach to the respiratory tract mucosal epithelium. This protocol describes a method to measure adherence of M. catarrhalis to epithelial cell lines in vitro.
Keywords: Moraxella catarrhalis, Epithelial cells, Adhesion, Respiratory tract, Pathogenesis
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Acknowledgments
This protocol was published in: de Vries et al. (2013). This study was financially supported by Vienna Spot of Excellence (VSOE) grant (ID337956).
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