Role of Streptococcus pneumoniae extracellular glycosidases in immune evasion

Role of Streptococcus pneumoniae extracellular glycosidases in immune evasion

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) typically colonizes the human upper airway asymptomatically but upon reaching other sites of the host body can cause an array of diseases such as pneumonia, bacteremia, otitis media, and meningitis. Be it colonization or progression to disease state, pneumococ...

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Main Authors: Bijina J. Mathew, Priyal Gupta, Tabassum Naaz, Rupal Rai, Sudheer Gupta, Sudipti Gupta, Shivendra K. Chaurasiya, Shashank Purwar, Debasis Biswas, Ashish Kumar Vyas, Anirudh K. Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
immune evasion
adherence
glycan
complement
biofilm
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1109449/full

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