Host response and bacterial virulence factor expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Streptococcus pneumoniae corneal ulcers.

P. aeruginosa and S. pneumoniae are major bacterial causes of corneal ulcers in industrialized and in developing countries. The current study examined host innate immune responses at the site of infection, and also expression of bacterial virulence factors in clinical isolates from patients in south...

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Main Authors: Rajapandian SivaGanesa Karthikeyan, Jeganathan Lakshmi Priya, Sixto M Leal, Jonida Toska, Arne Rietsch, Venkatesh Prajna, Eric Pearlman, Prajna Lalitha
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Colecção:PLoS ONE
Acesso em linha:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3672173?pdf=render