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Type IV pilus retraction enables sustained bacteremia and plays a key role in the outcome of meningococcal sepsis in a humanized mouse model
Neisseria meningitidis (the meningococcus) remains a major cause of bacterial meningitis and fatal sepsis. This commensal bacterium of the human nasopharynx can cause invasive diseases when it leaves its niche and reaches the bloodstream. Blood-borne meningococci have the ability to adhere to human...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7909687/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33592056 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009299 |