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Pro-inflammatory cytokines can act as intracellular modulators of commensal bacterial virulence

Interactions between commensal pathogens and hosts are critical for disease development but the underlying mechanisms for switching between the commensal and virulent states are unknown. We show that the human pathogen Neisseria meningitidis, the leading cause of pyogenic meningitis, can modulate ge...

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Autores principales: Mahdavi, Jafar, Royer, Pierre-Joseph, Sjölinder, Hong S., Azimi, Sheyda, Self, Tim, Stoof, Jeroen, Wheldon, Lee M., Brännström, Kristoffer, Wilson, Raymond, Moreton, Joanna, Moir, James W. B., Sihlbom, Carina, Borén, Thomas, Jonsson, Ann-Beth, Soultanas, Panos, Ala'Aldeen, Dlawer A. A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3814720/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24107297
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsob.130048