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Group B Streptococcus suppression of phagocyte functions by protein-mediated engagement of human Siglec-5
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of invasive bacterial infections in human newborns. A key GBS virulence factor is its capsular polysaccharide (CPS), displaying terminal sialic acid (Sia) residues which block deposition and activation of complement on the bacterial surface. We recently...
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| Formato: | Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
2009
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2722167/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19596804 http://dx.doi.org/10.1084/jem.20090691 |