Interaction with the extracellular matrix components and the induction of cytoskeletal alterations during the process of adhesion and invasion of Paracocidioides brasiliensis in epithelial cells

Abstract

SUMMARY OF THESIS*HANNA INTERACTION WITH THE EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX COMPONENTS AND THE INDUCTION OF CYTOSKELETAL ALTERATIONS DURING THE PROCESS OF ADHESION AND INVASION OF PARACOCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS IN EPITHELIAL CELLS --SAMIRA ABDALLAH HANNAMicrobial virulence is a set of mechanisms that enable infectious agent to penetrate the host protection barriers and then survive against the defense mechanisms, multiply and cause disease.