Ethanol-Induced Alcohol Dehydrogenase E (AdhE) Potentiates Pneumolysin in Streptococcus pneumoniae

Alcohol impairs the host immune system, rendering the host more vulnerable to infection. Therefore, alcoholics are at increased risk of acquiring serious bacterial infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, including pneumonia. Nevertheless, how alcohol affects pneumococcal virulence remains unc...

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Pubblicato in:Infect Immun
Autori principali: Luong, Truc Thanh, Kim, Eun-Hye, Bak, Jong Phil, Nguyen, Cuong Thach, Choi, Sangdun, Briles, David E., Pyo, Suhkneung, Rhee, Dong-Kwon
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: American Society for Microbiology 2014
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Molecular Pathogenesis
Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4288861/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25312953
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.02434-14
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