Editorial
Copyright ©2006 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2006; 12(40): 6420-6428
Published online Oct 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i40.6420
Table 1 Some clinically relevant microorganisms recognized by MBL
BacteriaVirusesFungiProtozoa
Staphylococcus aureusHIV–1 and 2Aspergillus fumigatusPlasmodium falciparum
Streptococcus pneumoniaeHerpes simplex 2Candida albicansCryptospori-dium parvum
Streptococcus pyogenesInfluenza ACryptococcus neoformansTrypanosoma cruzi
Enterococcus spp.Hepatitis B virusSaccharomyces cerevisiae
Listeria monocytogenesHepatits C virus
Haemophilus influenzae
Neisseria meningitidis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Escherichia coli
Klebsiella spp.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Salmonella montevideo
Salmonella typhimurium
H pylori
Chlamydia trachomatis
Chlamydia pneumonia
Proprionibacterium acnes
Mycobacterium avium
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mycobacterium leprae
Leishmania chagasi