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Genetically distinct Group B Streptococcus strains induce varying macrophage cytokine responses

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is an opportunistic pathogen that causes preterm birth and neonatal disease. Although GBS is known to exhibit vast diversity in virulence across strains, the mechanisms of GBS-associated pathogenesis are incompletely understood. We hypothesized that GBS strains of differe...

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Autores principales: Flaherty, Rebecca A., Borges, Elena C., Sutton, Jessica A., Aronoff, David M., Gaddy, Jennifer A., Petroff, Margaret G., Manning, Shannon D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6752832/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31536604
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222910