Journal article
Rhinovirus increases Moraxella catarrhalis adhesion to the respiratory epithelium
Abstract
Rhinovirus causes many types of respiratory illnesses, ranging from minor colds to exacerbations of asthma. Moraxella catarrhalis is an opportunistic pathogen that is increased in abundance during rhinovirus illnesses and asthma exacerbations and is associated with increased severity of illness through mechanisms that are ill-defined. We used a co-infection model of human airway epithelium differentiated at the air-liquid interface to test the …
Authors
Dissanayake E; Brockman-Schneider RA; Stubbendieck RM; Helling BA; Zhang Z; Bochkov YA; Kirkham C; Murphy TF; Ober C; Currie CR
Journal
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, Vol. 12, ,
Publisher
Frontiers
DOI
10.3389/fcimb.2022.1060748
ISSN
2235-2988