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The Streptococcus pneumoniae Capsule Inhibits Complement Activity and Neutrophil Phagocytosis by Multiple Mechanisms

The Streptococcus pneumoniae capsule is vital for virulence and may inhibit complement activity and phagocytosis. However, there are only limited data on the mechanisms by which the capsule affects complement and the consequences for S. pneumoniae interactions with phagocytes. Using unencapsulated s...

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Main Authors: Hyams, Catherine, Camberlein, Emilie, Cohen, Jonathan M., Bax, Katie, Brown, Jeremy S.
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2010
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2812187/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19948837
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00881-09
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