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Transcriptome Analysis of Neisseria meningitidis in Human Whole Blood and Mutagenesis Studies Identify Virulence Factors Involved in Blood Survival

During infection Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) encounters multiple environments within the host, which makes rapid adaptation a crucial factor for meningococcal survival. Despite the importance of invasion into the bloodstream in the meningococcal disease process, little is known about how Nm adapts t...

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Autores principales: Echenique-Rivera, Hebert, Muzzi, Alessandro, Del Tordello, Elena, Seib, Kate L., Francois, Patrice, Rappuoli, Rino, Pizza, Mariagrazia, Serruto, Davide
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3088726/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21589640
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002027