<named-content content-type="genus-species">Kingella kingae</named-content> Surface Polysaccharides Promote Resistance to Neutrophil Phagocytosis and Killing

<named-content content-type="genus-species">Kingella kingae</named-content> Surface Polysaccharides Promote Resistance to Neutrophil Phagocytosis and Killing

ABSTRACT Bacterial pathogens have evolved strategies that enable them to evade neutrophil-mediated killing. The Gram-negative coccobacillus Kingella kingae is an emerging pediatric pathogen and is increasingly recognized as a common etiological agent of osteoarticular infections and bacteremia in yo...

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Main Authors: Vanessa L. Muñoz, Eric A. Porsch, Joseph W. St. Geme
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-06-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
Kingella kingae
capsule
exopolysaccharide
immune evasion
neutrophils
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00631-19

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