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    Sulfatide and its synthetic analogues recognition by Moraxella catarrhalis
    (Springer, 2006) Ozcelik, P.; Bezirci, F. B.; Suzuki, Y.; Uzawa, H.; Nishida, Y.; Kobayashi, K.; Suzuki, T.; Miyamoto, D.; Nagatake, T.; Ahmed, K.
    Moraxella catarrhalis is one of the major pathogens of respiratory and middle ear infections. Attachment of this bacterium to the surface of human pharyngeal epithelial cells is the first step in the pathogenesis of infections. This study revealed that sulfatide might act as a binding molecule for the attachment of M. catarrhalis to human pharyngeal epithelial cells. Furthermore, six different synthetic sulfatides were found to inhibit the attachment of M. catarrhalis significantly at an optimum concentration of 10 μg/ml. Synthetic sulfatides may have the potential to be used as a therapy to prevent M. catarrhalis infections.