In vitro pathogenicity of Acanthamoeba is associated with the expression of the mannose-binding protein.

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Published in Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci on March 01, 2006

Authors

Marco Garate1, Jeffrey Marchant, Ibis Cubillos, Zhiyi Cao, Naveed A Khan, Noorjahan Panjwani

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Ophthalmology, Center for Vision Research, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA.

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