A virulence-associated filamentous bacteriophage of Neisseria meningitidis increases host-cell colonisation

Neisseria meningitidis is a commensal of human nasopharynx. In some circumstances, this bacteria can invade the bloodstream and, after crossing the blood brain barrier, the meninges. A filamentous phage, designated MDAΦ for Meningococcal Disease Associated, has been associated with invasive disease....

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Published in:PLoS Pathog
Main Authors: Bille, Emmanuelle, Meyer, Julie, Jamet, Anne, Euphrasie, Daniel, Barnier, Jean-Philippe, Brissac, Terry, Larsen, Anna, Pelissier, Philippe, Nassif, Xavier
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5526601/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28704569
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006495
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