The Meningococcal Cysteine Transport System Plays a Crucial Role in <italic toggle="yes">Neisseria meningitidis</italic> Survival in Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells

The Meningococcal Cysteine Transport System Plays a Crucial Role in <italic toggle="yes">Neisseria meningitidis</italic> Survival in Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells

ABSTRACT While Neisseria meningitidis typically exists in an asymptomatic nasopharyngeal carriage state, it may cause potentially lethal diseases in humans, such as septicemia or meningitis, by invading deeper sites in the body. Since the nutrient compositions of human cells are not always conducive...

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Main Authors: Hideyuki Takahashi, Haruo Watanabe, Kwang Sik Kim, Shigeyuki Yokoyama, Tatsuo Yanagisawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018-12-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
Neisseria meningitidis
blood
cerebrospinal fluid
cysteine
glutathione
internalization
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.02332-18

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.02332-18

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