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Membrane Vesicles of Group B Streptococcus Disrupt Feto-Maternal Barrier Leading to Preterm Birth

Infection of the genitourinary tract with Group B Streptococcus (GBS), an opportunistic gram positive pathogen, is associated with premature rupture of amniotic membrane and preterm birth. In this work, we demonstrate that GBS produces membrane vesicles (MVs) in a serotype independent manner. These...

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Autores principales: Surve, Manalee Vishnu, Anil, Anjali, Kamath, Kshama Ganesh, Bhutda, Smita, Sthanam, Lakshmi Kavitha, Pradhan, Arpan, Srivastava, Rohit, Basu, Bhakti, Dutta, Suryendu, Sen, Shamik, Modi, Deepak, Banerjee, Anirban
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5008812/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27583406
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005816