The surface protein HvgA mediates group B streptococcus hypervirulence and meningeal tropism in neonates

Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus; GBS) is a normal constituent of the intestinal microflora and the major cause of human neonatal meningitis. A single clone, GBS ST-17, is strongly associated with a deadly form of the infection called late-onset disease (LOD), which is characterized b...

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Hauptverfasser: Tazi, Asmaa, Disson, Olivier, Bellais, Samuel, Bouaboud, Abdelouhab, Dmytruk, Nicolas, Dramsi, Shaynoor, Mistou, Michel-Yves, Khun, Huot, Mechler, Charlotte, Tardieux, Isabelle, Trieu-Cuot, Patrick, Lecuit, Marc, Poyart, Claire
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: The Rockefeller University Press 2010
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2964583/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20956545
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1084/jem.20092594
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