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pIgR and PECAM-1 bind to pneumococcal adhesins RrgA and PspC mediating bacterial brain invasion
Streptococcus pneumoniae is the main cause of bacterial meningitis, a life-threating disease with a high case fatality rate despite treatment with antibiotics. Pneumococci cause meningitis by invading the blood and penetrating the blood–brain barrier (BBB). Using stimulated emission depletion (STED)...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5461002/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28515075 http://dx.doi.org/10.1084/jem.20161668 |