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Group B Streptococcus-Induced Macropinocytosis Contributes to Bacterial Invasion of Brain Endothelial Cells

Bacterial meningitis is defined as serious inflammation of the central nervous system (CNS) in which bacteria infect the blood–brain barrier (BBB), a network of highly specialized brain endothelial cells (BECs). Dysfunction of the BBB is a hallmark of bacterial meningitis. Group B Streptococcus (GBS...

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Autores principales: Espinal, Eric R., Matthews, Teralan, Holder, Brianna M., Bee, Olivia B., Humber, Gabrielle M., Brook, Caroline E., Divyapicigil, Mustafa, Sharp, Jerod, Kim, Brandon J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9028350/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35456149
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11040474