A Proteinaceous Fraction of Wheat Bran May Interfere in the Attachment of Enterotoxigenic E. Coli K88 (F4+) to Porcine Epithelial Cells

Gemma González-Ortiz; Sílvia Bronsoms; H. C. Quarles Van Ufford; S. Bart A. Halkes; Ritva Virkola; Rob M. J. Liskamp; Cees J. Beukelman; Roland J. Pieters; José Francisco Pérez; Susana María Martín-Orúe

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0104258

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A Proteinaceous Fraction of Wheat Bran May Interfere in the Attachment of Enterotoxigenic E. Coli K88 (F4+) to Porcine Epithelial Cells

Gemma González-Ortiz ,

* E-mail: gemma.gonzalez.ortiz@gmail.com

Affiliation Servei de Nutrició i Benestar Animal (SNiBA), Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Sílvia Bronsoms,

Affiliation Servei de Proteòmica i Biologia Estructural, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Mòdul B Parc de Recerca, Barcelona, Spain
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H. C. Quarles Van Ufford,

Affiliation Department of Medicinal Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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S. Bart A. Halkes,

Affiliation Department of Medicinal Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Ritva Virkola,

Affiliation Department of Biosciences, General Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Rob M. J. Liskamp,

Affiliation Department of Medicinal Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Cees J. Beukelman,

Affiliation Department of Medicinal Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Roland J. Pieters,

Affiliation Department of Medicinal Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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José Francisco Pérez,

Affiliation Servei de Nutrició i Benestar Animal (SNiBA), Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Susana María Martín-Orúe

Affiliation Servei de Nutrició i Benestar Animal (SNiBA), Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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A Proteinaceous Fraction of Wheat Bran May Interfere in the Attachment of Enterotoxigenic E. Coli K88 (F4+) to Porcine Epithelial Cells

Gemma González-Ortiz,
Sílvia Bronsoms,
H. C. Quarles Van Ufford,
S. Bart A. Halkes,
Ritva Virkola,
Rob M. J. Liskamp,
Cees J. Beukelman,
Roland J. Pieters,
José Francisco Pérez,
Susana María Martín-Orúe

Published: August 13, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0104258

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